Show Economic picture of Uintah Basin shows drop of 1550 Jobs from level THE FEBRUARY EMPLOYMENT LEVEL the Uintah-Duchesne-Daggett area totals This represents a drop of 1550 jobs from the August 1964 This gives a graphic picture of the seasonal nature of the three-county On a comparative tho current employment is slightly below of last but employment in Uintah County is The increase in Uintah County represents a change in pattern in that employment in the county has dropping on a year-to-year basis for the last two The present employment level seems to indicate a or even the beginning of another upward employment This increase is being by the Oil and Gas Area employment is as 1140 Self Mining Oil and Transportation and and UNEMPLOYMENT IN the area has been moving in the opposite to employment and is now at the seasonal high point of the It currently stands at about persons in the three-county Unemployment not only high for the year but Is near an area Part of the persuasion is a growing population with an increasing number of young workers trying to establish themselves in the world of is the increasing number of persons who work away in the summer and return to this area to spend the winter as their work ends for the FOURTH QUARTER 1964 as reported by a selected of was down about 4 percent from the fourth quarter This sales difference was down toy about the same percent as was employment during the same Postal on the other were up by about 6 percent for the same THE OUTLOOK for the next 6 8 months is that of rising employment and decreasing Tills is typically the look ahead for this season of year although this summer is expected to be somewhat better than last The future of the area continues to hold great promise considering the tremendous latent mineral potential awaiting some dynamic or of |