| Show NYA YOUTH ENTERING PRIVATE employment if the trend shown in may continues predicted Ku Ru lonS howells NYA iya state youth administrator today utah national youth admin adain youth personnel in 1941 will show better than per cent turnover to private industry that so many youth are finding places in private industry mr howells alls interpreted means that youth having NYA work experience and its related training through the vocational cat ional division of the board of education are in demand they nave become proficient in skills in which there is a scarcity of trained men A number of these utah youth are landing defense jobs paying 6 to 10 11 a day NYA work experience in trade skills for which there is a shortage ot ol trained men dignifies dignified the blue collar job so that its appeal to youth is s as great as for the white collar jub job ordinarily a labor of river ever per cent annually concludes mr howells Ho would not be a matter for pride in this case however it indicates that NYA work experience helps youth to find a lob iob when he graduates he leaves an opening for another utah youth who needs work experience before he can take a skilled labor job essential to io defense industries we believe that the demand of private employers for NYA youth is one of the most significant accomplishments of NYA to date 1 for four months previous to may over one in in five left NYA for private employment out the 2483 average number on the utah national youth 2 administration out of school program an average number of ol 01 are taking related training most of which is essential to defense industries highest month april listed leaving NYA for private employment but that figure will bs be greatly exceeded in may according to preliminary estimates |
