The article summarizes key findings from the first release of 5-year estimates from the American Community Survey regarding Utah counties:
- Kane County has the oldest median age while Utah County is the youngest. Beaver County has the highest percentage of residents over 85.
- Rich County has the highest percentage of white non-Hispanic residents, while San Juan County has the lowest at 39%.
- Wayne County has the shortest average commute time at 11 minutes, while Tooele County has the longest at 29 minutes.
- Utah County households are the largest on average, while Daggett County households are the smallest.
- The article highlights various rankings across counties for factors like marriage rates, veteran population,
Utah's economic recovery in 2011 is expected to continue at a slow and methodical pace, similar to 2010. Low job growth and high unemployment are anticipated to persist as the housing market struggles and businesses remain risk-averse. Gross Domestic Product growth is forecast to be around 2-2.5% which is a level that can likely be achieved through productivity gains rather than new hiring. Utah employment growth is projected to be a modest 1.4% while unemployment remains around 7%. The recession's impacts will likely linger as the recovery remains gradual.
TrendLines is a magazine style newsletter published every two months by the Workforce Information Division of the Utah Department of Workforce Services. It provides feature articles and a basic understanding of Utah's Economy. Contributors to this newsletter include DWS economists and analysts as well as our partners such as economists and analysts at the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
The document provides an overview of Utah's economy and tourism industry in September/October 2009. It contains 3 articles:
1. This Downturn is Noticeably Different - Utah's economy is experiencing its sharpest recession since the Great Depression, with job losses continuing each month from October 2008 through March 2009. The downturn is impacting Utah differently than previous recessions.
2. Who Works in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry? - Youth dominate employment in food services, making up 40% of the workforce and nearly 60% being female. Accommodations employ more workers ages 25-44, 55% being female. Recreation employs many ages 25-35 in winter and ages 14-18 and 25
November-December 2009 Issue of Trendlines Magazine published by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. For more information, please visit Jobs.Utah.gov
Utah experienced its worst year for job losses in 2009 since World War II, with an anticipated 4.9% decline. This surpassed the previous worst decline of 2.5% in 1954. The immediate effects of the economic downturn are beginning to ease, but longer term impacts are still unfolding, leading to a less than optimistic outlook for 2010. The financial crisis caused severe shocks that can take years for markets and the economy to fully recover from.
The article discusses how employer-provided benefits are an important part of total employee compensation beyond wages alone. It provides national statistics from a Bureau of Labor survey on healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, paid holidays and leave. Specifically, the survey found the average monthly employer cost for single healthcare coverage was $338, while the average employee contribution was $90. The article notes it is difficult to obtain Utah-specific benefit statistics due to how the state is grouped in the national survey.
The 2010 Census provides new insights into Utah's changing population dynamics. Some key findings include:
- Utah remains the youngest state with 32% of residents under 18 and only 9% over 65.
- Between 2000-2010 Utah grew 24%, the 3rd fastest in the nation, led by Washington County at 53% growth.
- Hispanics are now Utah's largest minority at 13% of the population, having grown 78% over the past decade.
- Utah counties along the Wasatch Front added over 40,000 new residents each, reflecting the state's continued urbanization.
This document provides a summary of Utah's economy and industries in March/April 2010. It includes 3 articles:
1) Quantifying Utah's recent job losses on the Wasatch Front and statewide
2) The effects of the recession varied by industry
3) An overview of Utah's financial activities industry and its economic insights
The document examines how different industries in Utah were impacted by the recession and provides analysis of job losses and economic trends.
Utah's economic recovery in 2011 is expected to continue at a slow and methodical pace, similar to 2010. Low job growth and high unemployment are anticipated to persist as the housing market struggles and businesses remain risk-averse. Gross Domestic Product growth is forecast to be around 2-2.5% which is a level that can likely be achieved through productivity gains rather than new hiring. Utah employment growth is projected to be a modest 1.4% while unemployment remains around 7%. The recession's impacts will likely linger as the recovery remains gradual.
TrendLines is a magazine style newsletter published every two months by the Workforce Information Division of the Utah Department of Workforce Services. It provides feature articles and a basic understanding of Utah's Economy. Contributors to this newsletter include DWS economists and analysts as well as our partners such as economists and analysts at the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
The document provides an overview of Utah's economy and tourism industry in September/October 2009. It contains 3 articles:
1. This Downturn is Noticeably Different - Utah's economy is experiencing its sharpest recession since the Great Depression, with job losses continuing each month from October 2008 through March 2009. The downturn is impacting Utah differently than previous recessions.
2. Who Works in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry? - Youth dominate employment in food services, making up 40% of the workforce and nearly 60% being female. Accommodations employ more workers ages 25-44, 55% being female. Recreation employs many ages 25-35 in winter and ages 14-18 and 25
November-December 2009 Issue of Trendlines Magazine published by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. For more information, please visit Jobs.Utah.gov
Utah experienced its worst year for job losses in 2009 since World War II, with an anticipated 4.9% decline. This surpassed the previous worst decline of 2.5% in 1954. The immediate effects of the economic downturn are beginning to ease, but longer term impacts are still unfolding, leading to a less than optimistic outlook for 2010. The financial crisis caused severe shocks that can take years for markets and the economy to fully recover from.
The article discusses how employer-provided benefits are an important part of total employee compensation beyond wages alone. It provides national statistics from a Bureau of Labor survey on healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, paid holidays and leave. Specifically, the survey found the average monthly employer cost for single healthcare coverage was $338, while the average employee contribution was $90. The article notes it is difficult to obtain Utah-specific benefit statistics due to how the state is grouped in the national survey.
The 2010 Census provides new insights into Utah's changing population dynamics. Some key findings include:
- Utah remains the youngest state with 32% of residents under 18 and only 9% over 65.
- Between 2000-2010 Utah grew 24%, the 3rd fastest in the nation, led by Washington County at 53% growth.
- Hispanics are now Utah's largest minority at 13% of the population, having grown 78% over the past decade.
- Utah counties along the Wasatch Front added over 40,000 new residents each, reflecting the state's continued urbanization.
This document provides a summary of Utah's economy and industries in March/April 2010. It includes 3 articles:
1) Quantifying Utah's recent job losses on the Wasatch Front and statewide
2) The effects of the recession varied by industry
3) An overview of Utah's financial activities industry and its economic insights
The document examines how different industries in Utah were impacted by the recession and provides analysis of job losses and economic trends.
The document discusses revisions made to Utah's 2009 economic performance data. Government economic statistics are often revised after initial release as the data is a sample that requires more time to fully develop. Utah's original employment survey estimates for 2009 underestimated the depth of job losses compared to later census data. Revisions are common and help provide a more accurate long-term perspective on economic performance, though initial estimates capture turning points.
The recession drove some people to pursue higher education. When jobs are scarce during economic downturns, unemployed or underemployed workers may see further education as an opportunity to improve their job prospects and earning potential. However, financing education can be challenging for those without employment income. While the desire for more training increases in recessions, accessing the necessary resources is an important consideration.
This magazine is published every two months by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. This May/June 2009 issue provides current job outlook information for college graduates.
The document provides an overview of Utah's economy in 2012 and an outlook for 2013:
1) Utah's economy fared comparatively well in 2012, with employment growth of around 3.3% or 40,200 new jobs. This was the first year since 2007 that Utah created more jobs than new labor force entrants.
2) Looking ahead to 2013, the Utah economy is projected to continue improving with an estimated 3.2% employment growth or around 40,000 additional jobs.
3) While Utah's economy is recovering, it still lags behind accumulated labor force growth from the recession years. It may take 5-8 more years of job growth at the current pace to employ all those who otherwise
This document provides information about green jobs and training opportunities in Utah. It discusses the results of Utah's green jobs survey, which estimated about 1,100 annual green job openings in Utah, accounting for 3.3% of total job openings. It also outlines Utah's emphasis on developing four green career sectors and provides details on a State Energy Sector Partnership program that is providing training for green jobs through July 2012 at various institutions around the state.
Trendlines, Perspectives on Utah's economy is a publication of the Utah Department of Workforce Services. For more information, please visit jobs.utah.gov
This document is an issue of Trendlines, a publication from the Utah Department of Workforce Services. It provides an overview of Utah's economy and job market. The executive director discusses how the department assists job seekers and connects them with employment opportunities. Several articles analyze topics like health insurance coverage in Utah, unemployment insurance benefits over time, poverty measurement, the impact of the recession on manufacturing jobs, and the outlook for economic recovery.
WellShare International is a non-profit organization that aims to improve the health of women, children, and communities around the world through education, training, and community partnerships. Their website and brochure redesign project seeks to personalize the user experience and recognize volunteer contributions to inspire further involvement through donations of time and money. The organization works both domestically with immigrant communities in the US and internationally in East African countries on various public health initiatives focused on issues like reproductive health, nutrition, and disease prevention.
Have you ever wondered how decisions are made about transportation projects that affect your life? How do government officials decide where to put a bus stop, road, or bridge? How are these and other transportation projects planned? And how can you make sure your opinions are heard and considered by the planners, road designers, elected officials, and other citizens?
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) wrote this guide to give you the answers to
these and other transportation-related questions.
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Session 3 George Sanchez The Mountbatten SchoolMike Blamires
The document outlines the participants in the PDS Phase 3 Mountbatten Cluster South East 2 program led by George Sanchez, Lisa Bagust, and Sue Tay. It lists the aims of increasing placements, trained mentors, and mentor expertise. It describes developments from Phase 2 including trainee and mentor viewpoints. It discusses enhanced training activities for mentors and trainees, and feedback praising support, planning, teamwork, and ideas from the team teaching model. Mentors feedback that sharing expertise helped develop trainees who supported each other through extra mentor training and good university links.
This document summarizes the Langdon Cluster Project, which aimed to introduce student/trainee teachers to work as teaching assistants in challenging secondary schools. The project involved 5 schools partnering with the Institute of Education. Trainees would identify barriers to student learning and use strategies to enable all students to work effectively. Trainees would gain experience that provides evidence for their curriculum assignment. The project produced guidance documents and had trainees present case studies. It provided benefits for trainees, schools, and higher education institutions. An evaluation suggested improvements like additional training and outreach.
The document discusses Ofsted's role in inspecting and regulating education in the UK to achieve excellence. It aims for inspections to have greater impact, be more user-focused, and more efficient. It also discusses the importance of developing a world-class teaching force through strong partnerships, continuing professional development, and high expectations. Outstanding schools are highlighted as achieving excellence in challenging circumstances through focusing on teaching quality and student progress.
This document is the 2012 Annual Report of the Utah Highway Safety Office. It provides an overview of the office's activities and programs in fiscal year 2012, which included initiatives related to occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and other traffic safety issues. It also honors Trooper Aaron Beesley who died in the line of duty in June 2012 while assisting with a search and rescue mission.
This issue of Trendlines from the Utah Department of Workforce Services focuses on Utah's workforce. It provides an overview of Utah's labor force and current economic trends. Some of the key topics covered include the growth of metropolitan areas in Utah, women outperforming men in educational attainment, results from a new hire survey, determining the unemployment rate, the relationship between welfare and the economy, programs and services provided by the Department of Workforce Services, a profile of Utah's labor force, employer best practices for work-life balance, labor force participation rates in Utah, and the role of systems analysts in business and information technology.
The Five County Association of Governments provides services to seniors in Southwest Utah, including congregate meals at senior centers, home delivered meals, transportation services, and support programs. In the past fiscal year, over 85,000 congregate meals and 128,000 home delivered meals were served. Transportation provided over 36,000 rides for seniors. Outreach and social support programs impacted thousands of lives. New senior centers opened in Parowan and Panguitch to expand services.
The January Employment Report was odd. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a disappointing 36,000, but weather and seasonal adjustment added a considerable amount of uncertainty to the establishment survey data. The unemployment rate fell sharply (to 9.0%, from 9.4% in December and 9.8% in November). However, the household survey figures are suspect. The employment-population ratio, a better measure of the amount of slack in the labor market, has been little changed over the last year. Still, the report was consistent with a pickup in the pace of the economic recovery in the near term.
The document discusses revisions made to Utah's 2009 economic performance data. Government economic statistics are often revised after initial release as the data is a sample that requires more time to fully develop. Utah's original employment survey estimates for 2009 underestimated the depth of job losses compared to later census data. Revisions are common and help provide a more accurate long-term perspective on economic performance, though initial estimates capture turning points.
The recession drove some people to pursue higher education. When jobs are scarce during economic downturns, unemployed or underemployed workers may see further education as an opportunity to improve their job prospects and earning potential. However, financing education can be challenging for those without employment income. While the desire for more training increases in recessions, accessing the necessary resources is an important consideration.
This magazine is published every two months by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. This May/June 2009 issue provides current job outlook information for college graduates.
The document provides an overview of Utah's economy in 2012 and an outlook for 2013:
1) Utah's economy fared comparatively well in 2012, with employment growth of around 3.3% or 40,200 new jobs. This was the first year since 2007 that Utah created more jobs than new labor force entrants.
2) Looking ahead to 2013, the Utah economy is projected to continue improving with an estimated 3.2% employment growth or around 40,000 additional jobs.
3) While Utah's economy is recovering, it still lags behind accumulated labor force growth from the recession years. It may take 5-8 more years of job growth at the current pace to employ all those who otherwise
This document provides information about green jobs and training opportunities in Utah. It discusses the results of Utah's green jobs survey, which estimated about 1,100 annual green job openings in Utah, accounting for 3.3% of total job openings. It also outlines Utah's emphasis on developing four green career sectors and provides details on a State Energy Sector Partnership program that is providing training for green jobs through July 2012 at various institutions around the state.
Trendlines, Perspectives on Utah's economy is a publication of the Utah Department of Workforce Services. For more information, please visit jobs.utah.gov
This document is an issue of Trendlines, a publication from the Utah Department of Workforce Services. It provides an overview of Utah's economy and job market. The executive director discusses how the department assists job seekers and connects them with employment opportunities. Several articles analyze topics like health insurance coverage in Utah, unemployment insurance benefits over time, poverty measurement, the impact of the recession on manufacturing jobs, and the outlook for economic recovery.
WellShare International is a non-profit organization that aims to improve the health of women, children, and communities around the world through education, training, and community partnerships. Their website and brochure redesign project seeks to personalize the user experience and recognize volunteer contributions to inspire further involvement through donations of time and money. The organization works both domestically with immigrant communities in the US and internationally in East African countries on various public health initiatives focused on issues like reproductive health, nutrition, and disease prevention.
Have you ever wondered how decisions are made about transportation projects that affect your life? How do government officials decide where to put a bus stop, road, or bridge? How are these and other transportation projects planned? And how can you make sure your opinions are heard and considered by the planners, road designers, elected officials, and other citizens?
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) wrote this guide to give you the answers to
these and other transportation-related questions.
B11 - Archie Graham & Chris Munro (Aberdeen): Developing a Combined Primary &...Mike Blamires
B11 - Archie Graham & Chris Munro (Aberdeen): Developing a Combined Primary & Secondary PGDE Programme at the University of Aberdeen: A View from the Programme Team
Session 3 George Sanchez The Mountbatten SchoolMike Blamires
The document outlines the participants in the PDS Phase 3 Mountbatten Cluster South East 2 program led by George Sanchez, Lisa Bagust, and Sue Tay. It lists the aims of increasing placements, trained mentors, and mentor expertise. It describes developments from Phase 2 including trainee and mentor viewpoints. It discusses enhanced training activities for mentors and trainees, and feedback praising support, planning, teamwork, and ideas from the team teaching model. Mentors feedback that sharing expertise helped develop trainees who supported each other through extra mentor training and good university links.
This document summarizes the Langdon Cluster Project, which aimed to introduce student/trainee teachers to work as teaching assistants in challenging secondary schools. The project involved 5 schools partnering with the Institute of Education. Trainees would identify barriers to student learning and use strategies to enable all students to work effectively. Trainees would gain experience that provides evidence for their curriculum assignment. The project produced guidance documents and had trainees present case studies. It provided benefits for trainees, schools, and higher education institutions. An evaluation suggested improvements like additional training and outreach.
The document discusses Ofsted's role in inspecting and regulating education in the UK to achieve excellence. It aims for inspections to have greater impact, be more user-focused, and more efficient. It also discusses the importance of developing a world-class teaching force through strong partnerships, continuing professional development, and high expectations. Outstanding schools are highlighted as achieving excellence in challenging circumstances through focusing on teaching quality and student progress.
This document is the 2012 Annual Report of the Utah Highway Safety Office. It provides an overview of the office's activities and programs in fiscal year 2012, which included initiatives related to occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and other traffic safety issues. It also honors Trooper Aaron Beesley who died in the line of duty in June 2012 while assisting with a search and rescue mission.
This issue of Trendlines from the Utah Department of Workforce Services focuses on Utah's workforce. It provides an overview of Utah's labor force and current economic trends. Some of the key topics covered include the growth of metropolitan areas in Utah, women outperforming men in educational attainment, results from a new hire survey, determining the unemployment rate, the relationship between welfare and the economy, programs and services provided by the Department of Workforce Services, a profile of Utah's labor force, employer best practices for work-life balance, labor force participation rates in Utah, and the role of systems analysts in business and information technology.
The Five County Association of Governments provides services to seniors in Southwest Utah, including congregate meals at senior centers, home delivered meals, transportation services, and support programs. In the past fiscal year, over 85,000 congregate meals and 128,000 home delivered meals were served. Transportation provided over 36,000 rides for seniors. Outreach and social support programs impacted thousands of lives. New senior centers opened in Parowan and Panguitch to expand services.
The January Employment Report was odd. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a disappointing 36,000, but weather and seasonal adjustment added a considerable amount of uncertainty to the establishment survey data. The unemployment rate fell sharply (to 9.0%, from 9.4% in December and 9.8% in November). However, the household survey figures are suspect. The employment-population ratio, a better measure of the amount of slack in the labor market, has been little changed over the last year. Still, the report was consistent with a pickup in the pace of the economic recovery in the near term.
The document provides details on the Montana Department of Revenue including an overview of the department, descriptions of the director's office and its divisions, and contact information for department leadership; the department administers taxes and fees, evaluates property values, regulates liquor sales and licensing, and returns unclaimed property to owners. Key divisions within the department include Business and Income Taxes, Citizen Services and Resource Management, Information Technology and Processing, and Liquor Control.
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The Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is a cooperative effort between the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and Utah State University that provides laboratory testing and expertise to protect animal health, promote Utah's agricultural economy, and protect public health. It serves various groups including animal owners, veterinarians, and regulatory agencies. While accredited nationally, it has been running deficits in recent years as public funding has remained flat while operating costs have increased, leading to consequences like higher user fees, outsourcing tests, eliminating positions, and inability to adopt new technologies.
This document presents a report on health disparities by Utah state legislative district published by the Utah Department of Health Office of Health Disparities in January 2019. It includes profiles for each of Utah's 29 state senate districts and 75 state house districts that provide information on health indicators and disparities. The report utilizes Utah Small Areas, which group similar communities within legislative districts, and the Utah Health Improvement Index to assess health equity across districts in a novel way. The goal is to empower elected officials to address health disparities and improve outcomes in their constituencies.
Localscapes is a program created to promote more water-efficient landscaping in Utah. It provides a 5-step process for designing a landscape using local plants with less watering needed. Cost comparisons showed that a Localscapes design for a 0.22 acre property would save over 130,000 gallons of water per year compared to a traditional design, while only costing $1,873 more on average. The program offers rebates and incentives for homeowners who work with approved landscape professionals to install a qualifying Localscapes design. It is partnering with various organizations and growing a network of landscape designers, contractors, and retailers to promote water-efficient landscaping.
This document summarizes the results of surveys conducted between 1987-2017 to determine the success of a translocation program that aimed to reestablish a desert tortoise population in Zone 4. Key findings include:
1) Tortoise density and abundance have increased over time, from undetected in 1987-91 to 13.4 tortoises/sq km in 2017, compared to 19.6 tortoises/sq km in the reserve.
2) Translocated adult tortoises exhibited higher growth rates than reserve tortoises.
3) Translocated tortoises displayed high site fidelity within Zone 4 despite some movement greater than tortoises in other zones.
4) Mortality risks like
The Logan River Observatory collects and stores water quality and flow data from the Logan River and its tributaries. This data is used to inform water resource decisions, support education programs, and further understanding of issues like stormwater and drinking water. The observatory works with local agencies, researchers, and communities to ensure the data is accessible and can support efforts to manage water resources, balance competing demands, and plan for a changing climate.
This document outlines several workforce development programs in Utah receiving funding from Talent Ready Utah. Weber State University is leading programs in building design and construction and cybersecurity with ongoing funding of $260,000 and $295,000 respectively. Utah State University is leading a core IT statewide stackable credential pathway with $370,000 in ongoing funding.
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is requesting appropriations for FY20. In 2018, Utah saw its most expensive and active fire season on record, with over 486,000 acres burned at an estimated cost of $42 million to the state. The Division is requesting $19.8 million in supplemental funding for 2018 fire suppression and rehabilitation costs. The Division also manages over 1.5 million acres of sovereign lands and provides forestry assistance. The document outlines several ongoing and one-time funding requests to support phragmites control on Great Salt Lake, management plans for Bear Lake and Dalton Wells, a land lease database, and the Catastrophic Wildfire Reduction Strategy.
The Division of Wildlife Resources director Mike Fowlks presented on February 1, 2019. Their mission is to serve Utah as trustee and guardian of the state's wildlife with a hardworking staff. Funding comes from various sources including general funds, restricted funds, dedicated credits, and federal funds. The division has improved technology efficiencies and completed a nature center. Winter conditions so far have provided good snow and wildlife are doing well. Ongoing drought and wildfires threaten wildlife habitat while aquatic invasive species require ongoing monitoring. A request was made for $405,000 to address these species. A $35,000,000 budget request was made to acquire the Tabby Mountain property to conserve wildlife habitat through various funding sources including general funds
The Utah Department of Transportation presented on several infrastructure and transportation projects and funding requests to the Infrastructure & General Government Appropriations Committee. They discussed the I-15 Technology Corridor project, data and input for long-range planning, implementing Senate Bill 136 which reorganized UDOT, and funding requests for aircraft replacement and maintenance in the Aeronautics program. They also requested additional funds for local government land use and planning technical assistance.
The document provides an overview of the Utah System of Technical Colleges' (UTech) proposed FY 2020 budget. It outlines five funding priorities: 1) employee compensation increases, 2) $7 million for employer-driven program expansion and student support, 3) $3 million for equipment funds, 4) $650,000 for Custom Fit program, and 5) $250,000 for additional data analyst and software engineer positions for the system office. The budget request aims to increase program offerings, student support, and system analytics capabilities to further align technical education with employer needs and economic growth in Utah.
This document from the Division of Drinking Water outlines criteria for public water systems and provides guidance to water system owners and operators. It discusses the federal definition of a public water system, categories of water systems, population estimates, permitting processes, and responsibilities for infrastructure associated with master meters and bulk water connections. The document seeks input on regulatory approaches to existing and future bulk meters to clarify responsibilities and protect public health.
The document summarizes data from a Utah legislative report on suicide prevention. It finds that Utah's suicide rate in 2017 was 25.6 per 100,000 people, comparable to previous years. Suicide rates were highest among white and American Indian males in rural areas where firearm suicide rates were also higher. The report also details funding and effectiveness of Utah's suicide prevention programs, and concludes that 85% of gun deaths in Utah are suicides, with recommendations around limiting access to firearms.
The Utah Division of Aeronautics annual report outlines funding amounts and projects. It distributed $3.29 million in state grants across 28 projects and $47.4 million in federal FAA grants across 25 projects. Major pavement projects in the past 5 years included runways at Ogden, Richfield, SkyPark, Morgan, Provo, Spanish Fork, Dutch John, Manti, and Logan airports. The report also describes Morgan County Airport's runway refurbishment project and reconstruction of Hanksville Airport, as well as Utah's nationally recognized flight training program and new FAA regulations for commercial drone operators.
This quarterly report from the Utah Division of Child and Family Services provides statistics and outcomes measures for the fourth quarter of FY2018. It summarizes data on referrals, child protective services investigations, in-home services, foster care, and kinship care. Some key findings include that 51% of referrals were accepted for investigation, the most common supported allegations were neglect, domestic violence, and sexual abuse, and over 90% of children did not have a subsequent supported CPS case within 12 months of their initial case.
This presentation provides an overview and history of FirstNet, a nationwide public safety wireless broadband network:
- FirstNet was created in 2012 by Congress to provide emergency responders with a dedicated communications network. It has partnered with AT&T to build and operate the network.
- The network is being deployed in phases from 2018-2022, with $200 million already invested in Utah. It provides priority access and preemption capabilities to ensure first responders have connectivity during emergencies.
- Unique features include a separate core from commercial networks, 24/7 security monitoring, and a lab that tests devices and applications on the network.
This document summarizes a performance audit of state energy incentives in the state. It finds that energy-incentivizing tax credits total $74 million annually and are still growing. Several grant and loan programs not focused on energy provide more incentives than those that are focused on energy. Utilities' energy incentive programs cost $438.6 million. The audit recommends clearly identifying program intent to better measure success and establishing appropriate metrics to evaluate whether programs accomplish energy goals cost-effectively.
This document summarizes historical trends and emerging issues related to transportation policy and funding in Utah. It outlines how the state's transportation budget has historically relied on motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, but these revenues are stabilizing or declining. To address a growing funding shortfall compared to transportation needs, the state is exploring options like public-private partnerships, bonding programs, and demand management strategies to supplement traditional funding sources.
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3. contents
March/April 2011
Economy Slowly Starting to Improve
5 Wasatch Front and Statewide
phics: Extended Unemployment Benefits
6
Utah Demogra
STATEW S
CENSU
IDE
in Utah
DATA!
The Outlook
Department of Workforce Services
County Rankings from the American
housing info for all of Utah
New economic, social, demographic and
8 Community Survey Five-Year Estimates
Economic Insight
Statewide Insufficient
Census Data: 10 Job Opportunities
National News
See page 4 for
important information Doubling Up in Recessionary Times
about this issue!
12 Insider News
Comparing Davis County
14 Communities with the ACS Survey
Economic News
Working Women in Small Utah Counties
18 What's Happening
pg. 8
Your Business Can Play an Important Role
20 in Utah's Workforce Development
DWS News
Health Care Aides: Helping
22 Those in Need
Occupations
pg. 20
Sources of Income in Eastern Utah
24 The Outskirts
Box Elder County
26 County Highlight
Just the Facts...
27 Rate Update
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 3
4. IMPORTANT
Information about this issue:
American Community Survey—First
Release of 5-year Estimates
For the first time in almost 10 years, new economic,
social, demographic and housing information Hundreds of community
is available for all communities and counties in
Utah. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a characteristics are
continuous monthly survey of U.S. households that
has been conducted since 2005. With the U.S. Census estimated and made
Bureau having discontinued the use of the long form
in the decennial census in favor of the American available in tables and
Community Survey (ACS), we can now look forward
to new data for all communities within the United through data profiles.
States every year.
Within Utah, more than 1,200 households are
surveyed each month as part of the ACS. Five years of
data collection are combined for these tabulations so
that a sufficient number of households are included
to make reasonably reliable estimates for small
population areas—communities, towns and census
tracts. Hundreds of community characteristics are
estimated and made available in tables and through
data profiles.
This first release of five-year estimates—covering
the time period 2005 through 2009—provide
demographic, social, economic and housing
characteristics used by business, community, and
governmental leaders for economic development and
planning purposes. Each year moving forward, the
data from the oldest year will be dropped, and a new
year of responses added. At the end of this year, the
second five-year set of ACS estimates covering 2006
through 2010 will be released.
For large population areas, with 65,000 or more
inhabitants, the number of households sampled each
year is sufficient to make characteristic estimates
with one year of data. Communities with at least
25,000 inhabitants have the most recent three years
of data combined for estimation. For example, the
State of Utah, with 2.8 million people, has new five,
three, and one-year estimates produced each year. A
relatively small community, such as the city of Nephi
(population of about 5,500), will have only five-year
estimates each year.
4 March/April 2011
5. wasatch front and statewide | by mark knold, chief economist
Most industries are expected to
experience job growth this year.
Economy Slowly
Starting to Improve
I
t has taken awhile, percent. If marginally
but the initial steps attached (occasionally
of a self-sustaining looking) and discour-
economic recovery may aged unemployed were
be taking hold. This is also included, the un-
a national economic employed would rise
view, and since Utah’s to around 130,000, and
economy seems to be the rate to roughly 9.2
currently tied to the percent. A 2.0 employ-
national economic per- ment growth rate by
formance, this finding year’s end would mean
should also apply to a gain of around 22,000
Utah. A self-sustaining of the 85,000 lost jobs.
economic recovery is Job growth will lower
one characterized with both rising employ- the ranks of the currently unemployed, but
ment and consumer spending. it will also encourage some of the discour-
aged workers who left the labor market to
Even with this improvement in the start looking for work again, thus possibly
economy, the unemployment rate may keeping the volume of those unemployed
not show much improvement as we in the official unemployment rate calcula-
move through 2011. Utah’s year-over- tion unchanged. In other words, the pro-
year employment growth rate is currently jected job growth will move people off
around 1.0 percent, and is expected to rise unemployment, but discouraged workers
throughout 2011 to around 2.0 percent starting to look for work again may keep
by year’s end. Unfortunately, that is not the unemployment rate from falling very
enough growth to make much, if any, dent much.
on the state’s unemployment rate.
Nearly all industries are expected to
Utah has lost around 85,000 jobs during experience job growth in 2011, even
this recession. Unemployed have risen construction and manufacturing. The only
from roughly 45,000 to 102,000, produc- industry not expected to see growth is
ing an unemployment rate around 7.4 financial activities.
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 5
6. the outlook | by mark knold, chief economist
Extended
Unemployment Benefits
in Utah
T
he recent recession has pushed When isolating the Salt Lake-Utah- has been mired in it the longest. To
Utah’s unemployment rate to Tooele County hot spots, they are have as many extended benefit filers
its highest level in over 25 years, areas that within the past 15 years from this area match the counts in
meaning many people are filing for were underdeveloped but have now the more heavily populated Wasatch
unemployment insurance benefits. transitioned into populated new Front speaks loudly toward the dis-
And with the depth and duration of the home areas. For example, in northern proportionate amount of recession-
recession’s consequences lingering— Utah County, 15 years ago not only ary impact this county is enduring.
with virtually no job creation to re- were Saratoga Springs and Eagle Again, construction workers are the
employ workers—many people have Mountain not developed, they didn’t most prominent filers in those tracts.
exhausted their regular state-supplied exist as towns. Now they are towns
unemployment benefits and have of size. Many who have settled there As for Uintah County, energy indus-
moved onto the federally-funded are young, first-time home buyers try layoffs are the primary reason
extended unemployment benefits. seeking availability and affordability. for high unemployment claims. The
energy price rise of 2007 and 2008
This movement onto extended ben- If one incorporates the normal spurred energy-industry employ-
efits blossomed around April 2009. pattern observed during recessionary ment to its highest levels ever in that
The accompanying map shows where layoffs onto this—younger, less county.
the extent of this activity has oc- tenured workers are usually the
curred in Utah, by Census tracts, and first to be laid off—then the layoff When energy prices collapsed in
is quantified between April 2009 and activities should show up more in 2009, activity slowed and layoffs fol-
October 2010. Across that timeframe, these younger communities. This fits lowed. It is only recently that activity
around 53,800 unemployed filed for the pattern seen from the Salt Lake, has begun to resume, but in the in-
an extended unemployment benefit. Utah, and Tooele county profiles on terim, many of these laid off workers
the map. were out of jobs long enough to reach
Geographic areas emerge where un- into the extended unemployment
employment activities and duration In Washington County, the Census benefits.
are more prevalent. These include the tracts east of I-15 that include the
west and southwest sides of Salt Lake cities of Washington and Hurricane Energy prices have rebounded and
County, northern and western Utah also have high quantities of extended employment gains are resulting, so
County, and eastern Tooele County. benefit filers. Washington County unemployment beneficiaries are get-
Off the Wasatch Front, hot spots oc- has been hit hard by this recession. ting re-employed. But the construc-
cur in two Census tracts in Washing- Having experienced the largest hous- tion industry is still flat, with not
ton County, and one in the energy ing bubble in the state, Washington much activity to move its idled labor
patch of Uintah County. County began this recession first and force onto payrolls.
6 March/April 2011
7. Extended
Unemployment Benefits
Initial Claims by Census Tract
April 2009—October 2010
401 to 600
301 to 400 Census tracts
Cache
201 to 300 EXTENDED
Box Elder CLAIMS
Rich
101 to 200
Weber
Morgan 2 to 100
Davis
Workers filing for
Summit Daggett
Salt Lake
Tooele Wasatch
extended unemployment
Duchesne benefits:
Utah
Uintah
• 70% are male
Juab
Carbon
• 65% are less than age 45
Millard Sanpete
Emery
• The construction industry
Sevier
Grand
added more unemployed
Beaver
workers than any other
Piute Wayne
industry, followed by
administrative services
(telemarketing and
Iron
Garfield San Juan
Washington
employment supply agencies)
Kane and then manufacturing and
retail trade
White space assumes no initial claims
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services.
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 7
8. economic insight | by lecia parks langston, economist
County Rankings from the
American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates:
enough to excite any
data geek!
P
erhaps you’ve seen the Nerd Venn Diagram that has been
floating around the blogosphere lately. It defines nerds,
geeks, dweebs, dorks based on three characteristics—
social ineptitude, intelligence, and obsession. Now, I’ve
always considered myself a data geek and according to the
diagram that means I’m intelligent and obsessive. I don’t
know about the intelligence part, but when it comes to
data, I’m certainly obsessive. If I had my way, I’d get to fill
this entire publication with graphs and insights about the Census
Bureau’s recently released five-year estimates from the American
Community Survey.
There’s so much great information available, particularly if your
county is small, and you haven’t seen any demographic data
since the 2000 Census. But, I’ve only got a few pages to fill.
So, I’m providing some county-ranking tidbits that I hope will
stimulate you to do a little obsessive data-delving of your own.
This data reflects estimates for 2005-2009.
• Kane County has the oldest median age (44 years); Utah
County the youngest (23 years).
• Beaver County maintains the highest share of population over
the age of 85 (3 percent); Daggett County the lowest (0.6 per-
cent).
• Rich County shows the top percentage of population in the
“White/Not Hispanic or Latino” category (97 percent); San
Juan County, with its high share of Native Americans, has the
lowest--only 39 percent.
• On average, Wayne County workers have the shortest commute
time (11 minutes); Tooele County workers, the longest (29
minutes).
•
Do some obsessive Utah County households are the largest (average of 3.8 in-
dividuals); Daggett County households are the smallest (2.1
data-delving of individuals).
• Garfield County demonstrates the lowest percentage of never-
your own! married men over the age of 15 (10 percent); Utah County, the
highest (38 percent).
8 March/April 2011
9. • On the other hand, Piute County exhibits the low-
est percentage of never-married women over the
age of 15 (8 percent); Cache County, the highest Percent of Households With One or More Persons
(34 percent).
• Washington County has the highest percentage of
Under 18 Years
homes built since 2005 (9 percent); Emery County, 2005-2009
the lowest (0.3 percent).
• Piute County shows the highest percentage of vet- Morgan
erans in the population (16 percent); Utah County Tooele
the smallest (6 percent). Juab
Davis
• In Garfield County, over 60 percent of married Utah
couples are both in the labor force, the highest rate Box Elder
in the state. In Piute County, both spouses are in Duchesne
the labor market only 37 percent of the time. Wasatch
San Juan
• Morgan County ranks number one for the per- Uintah
centage of households that are married couple Iron
families (77 percent) while only 48 percent of Cache
Grand County households include a married Weber
couple.
Salt Lake
Sevier
• Morgan County also tops the list for the percent- Summit
age of workers commuting outside of their county
Emery
Millard
of residence for work—60 percent cross county Sanpete
lines for employment. On the other end of the Gar eld
spectrum, less than 5 percent of Grand County Beaver
employees leave the county for work. Washington
Carbon
• With more than 48 percent of adults over 25 Wayne
with at least a Bachelor’s degree, Summit County Grand
residents are the best educated in Utah. Beaver Rich
County residents have the lowest percentage of Kane
adults with a Bachelor’s degree—less than 12 Piute
percent. Daggett
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
To access the American Community Survey five-year
estimates for your county, go to: http://factfinder.
census.gov and click on “get data” under the “American Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community
Survey (ACS) 2005-2009.
Community Survey” heading.
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 9
10. national news | by jim robson, economist
Insufficient A
s 2010 came to an end, there were a number of signs
that U.S. economic activity continued to slowly
improve. Economic expansion has been officially
Job Opportunities underway since June 2009, with moderate increases in
the production of goods and services. Lately, consumer
confidence and retail purchases are increasing, and even
some labor market indicators are finally showing signs of
Conditions are improving, improvement.
but there is still a long way to The modest economic growth during 2010 was primarily
driven by stimulus, both fiscal policy engineered by
go before reaching normal Congress and the president and monetary policy
conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank. These policies
employment levels. have been unprecedented, varied, and large. The
mainstream economic view for 2011 is that the U.S.
economy is successfully transitioning to a self-sustaining
recovery driven by private domestic consumption and
business demand.
While many economic indicators have improved, the
severity of the recession during 2008 and 2009 will
have long lasting effects. Labor market conditions are
improving but it will likely take several years to bring
unemployment rates down to more healthy levels that
are around six percent.
One example of the recent positive labor market news is
provided by job openings. Prior to the recession in 2007,
U.S. job openings averaged a little above 4.5 million per
month. When the recession ended in July 2009 they had
fallen to a low of 2.4 million per month. Through the end
of 2010 they have been trending up, reaching about 3.3
million job openings, clearly an improvement but still
below pre-recession levels.
By examining job openings relative to the number of
unemployed it becomes clear that we need much more
improvement. During 2007, unemployment averaged
about 7 million persons per month. In 2010, U.S.
unemployment averaged 14.8 million. In 2007, there
were 1.5 unemployed persons per job opening. At the
end of 2009, there were about six persons unemployed
per job opening. During 2010 this ratio has gradually
improved, ending the year at about 4.5 unemployed for
each job opening. Definite improvement, but still a long
way to go before reaching more normal levels where there
are reasonably good job opportunities for those seeking
employment.
10 March/April 2011
11. 7
6,000
U.S. Job 6
5,000
Openings by 5
Month 4,000
4
(in thousands)
3,000
3
Though the openings are
2,000
rising, they are still below 2
pre-recession levels.
1,000
1
0
Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
Recession
7
Number of 6
Unemployed 5
Persons per Job 4
Opening 3
(Seasonally Adjusted)
2
During 2010 this ratio
1
gradually improved,
ending the year at about
4.5 unemployed for each Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10
job opening.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 11
12. insider news | by jim robson, economist
Doubling Up
in Recessionary Times
F
or Utah, a full year of ACS December 2007. Serious financial and families, has been manifest in
responses provides a large system difficulties during 2008 in the loan defaults, bankruptcies, and
enough sample to make the full U.S. and around the world came to a housing foreclosures. Nationally,
range of data estimates. With five head in August and September 2008 a noticeable effect of households
years of data for Utah, changes over with full-blown financial crises hitting ‘doubling up’ has been observed.
time provide insights into how the the Utah, U.S. and world economies.
state is transformed by events. Significant economic contraction Doubling up is where relatives and
occurred in most industries for the friends have moved in together
The “Great Recession” of 2008/2009 is next year. as their only viable alternative to
one such event. In Utah, the housing homelessness. In September 2010,
boom and economic growth peaked The large increases in unemployed the Census Bureau reported that from
in 2006. The economy was slowing and underemployed, with the the first quarter of 2008 to the first
during 2007, with the national resulting declines in incomes and job quarter of 2010 there has been an
(and Utah) recession beginning in opportunities for many individuals 11.6 percent increase in multi-family
12 March/April 2011
13. Utah Average Household
Size 3.17
3.15
3.13
3.11
3.08
2000 2006 2007 2008 2009
Census ACS ACS ACS ACS
Utah Average Annual
Percent Change:
2000 to 2006 compared with 2006 to 2009
3.0%
2.4% 2.2%
2.0%
Households Persons in Households
2000 Census to 2006 ACS
2006 ACS to 2009 ACS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census and American
Community Survey (ACS).
households nationally. During this as a result of the recession. During while persons in households grew by
same period the total number of the relative economic prosperity 3.0 percent per year. Therefore the
households in the U.S. increased by from 2000 to 2006, the number average Utah household size during
just 0.6 percent. A related statistic of Utah households increased by this period increased from 3.08 to
was a large increase in older children 2.4 percent per year, while persons 3.17 persons per household. In the
living with their parents. From 2008 in households increase by a lower future, as the economy strengthens,
to 2010 the number of 25 to 34 growth rate of 2.0 percent. Thus, job opportunities become more
year olds living with their parents from 2000 to 2006 the Utah average plentiful, and unemployment
increased by 8.4 percent (from 5.1 household size declined from 3.13 declines, there should be a reverse
million to 5.5 million). to 3.08 persons per household. With of this increase of doubling up.
the economic slow down in 2007 Demand above normal population
Utah data from the ACS survey and recession years of 2008/2009 the growth should spur household
indicates that more people moved number of Utah households grew 2.2 formation for both housing rentals
in together to share a household percent per year from 2006 to 2009, and ownership.
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 13
14. economic news | by john mathews, economist
Comparing
Davis County Communities
with the ACS Survey
Percent of Persons 25 Years Old and Older
With a Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Davis County Communities • 2005-2009
Fruit Heights 52.4
Farmington 43.7
Kaysville 42.2
Centerville 39.9
Bountiful 38.1
Median Household Income
Davis County Communities • 2005-2009
North Salt Lake 36.1
Layton 31.9 Fruit Heights 105,170
South Weber 31.4 Centerville 80,452
Syracuse 30.1 Farmington 78,798
Woods Cross 27.6 Syracuse 78,459
West Point 25.5 Kaysville 78,395
West Bountiful 21.4 South Weber 77,500
Clinton 21.4 West Bountiful 76,111
Clear eld 18.0 West Point 68,921
Sunset 11.7 North Salt Lake 68,533
Woods Cross 64,811
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American
Community Survey, 2005-2009. Clinton 64,400
Bountiful 63,709
Layton 61,713
Sunset 47,639
Clear eld 46,528
The causeway between Antelope Island State Park and
Davis County. The foreground is the State Park and the
background is a view of the Wasatch Mountains.
14 March/April 2011
15. Median Age of the Population in
Davis County Communities • 2005-2009
Bountiful 35.2
Fruit Heights 33.2
Fruit Heights has the most
Sunset 32.1
Centerville 31.7
college grads and the
South Weber 30.4
highest median income in
West Bountiful 29.1 the state. Clearfield has
Layton 28.5 the youngest population in
North Salt Lake 28.2 Utah, with a median age of
Woods Cross 27.6
25.9 years.
Kaysville 27.6
Farmington 27.5
West Point 26.9
Clinton 26.6
Syracuse 26.5
Clear eld 25.9
T
o demonstrate the type of data available range. Households in Fruit Heights had the
by community I have selected just a few highest median income with $105,170, which
data elements to describe the communi- was 30 percent higher than the next highest
ties in Davis County. The American FactFinder community—Centerville ($80,452). Households
is the source of the data. Within this source are in Fruit Heights had more than double the level
community data profiles that consist of four cat- of median income than those in Clearfield
egories of information: social, economic, hous- ($46,528).
ing and demographic. Hundreds of data points
are available through these data profiles. We are
going to look at just three in graph but the link Median Age
below will take you the Census site to view oth- Utah’s median age (2005-2009 average) was
ers of the 15 communities in Davis County. 28.5 years, as was Layton City’s median age.
The difference in age across the 15 communities
Educational Attainment spanned 10 years. Bountiful was the oldest at
35.2 years and Clearfield was the youngest with
The first topic for discussion is educational a median age of 25.9 years.
attainment. This is the percentage of the
population 25 years old and older that have These are just examples of the hundreds of data
attained a bachelor’s degree or higher. The elements available for the communities in Utah,
graph shows that Fruit Heights has the highest and across the nation. If you want to know
percentage of college grads with over half about household size, commuting time, driving
holding a diploma. That’s significantly higher to work alone in the car, per capita income,
than the state average of 28.7 percent. Sunset mortgage and housing size, population by age,
has the lowest proportion with 11.7 percent race, gender, ethnicity, and much more, go to
holding a bachelors degree or higher. In Layton, the ACS American FactFinder site below and
the largest city in Davis County, 31.7 percent of just play. Much of the census-sourced data in
the population 25 years or over has a degree. the Department of Workforce Services website
originates from the American Community
Income Survey. Go look.
Median household income among the
communities in Davis County shows a wide http://factfinder.census.gov/
jobs.utah.gov/wi Trendlines 15
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17. fAcTs from the 2005-2009 American
Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for
Counties in Utah
• Rich County has the lowest percent-
age (0.7 percent) of people who are
foreign born.
• Beaver County has the highest per-
centage of people over the age of 85.
• The longest work commute time occurs
in Tooele County (28.5 minutes) and 20
percent carpool, 68.6 percent travel by
car, truck, van and 2 percent take pub-
lic transportation.
• Residents in Wayne County only com- TOP fIve counties for
mute 11.1 minutes to work and 0.7% percent of men that have
take public transportation, 68.8 percent never been married:
travel by car, truck, van, and 7.6 per- 1. Utah (38.1 percent)
cent carpool. 2. San Juan (37.8 percent)
$
3. Cache (37.6 percent)
4. Salt Lake (32.9 percent)
5. Grand (32.2 percent)
Summit County has the Iron County has the low-
highest percentage of Counties with a me- est percentage of owner
people 25 and over who dian household income occupied housing units
have completed both an above $60,000: Sum- (62.5 percent) and Morgan
advanced degree (17.5 mit ($83,380), Morgan County has the highest
percent) and who have ($70,043), Davis ($65,892), (89.4 percent).
completed a bachelor’s Wasatch ($62,030), and
degree (48.2 percent). Tooele ($60,236).
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18. what's happening | by carrie mayne, supervising economist
working women
in small Utah counties COUNTIES
With New Data Under
the Five-Year ACS Estimates:
T
he Census Bureau’s five-year es- average. Women in Utah earn
timates for the American Com- approximately 70 percent of their Beaver Millard
munity Survey present an op- male counterpart’s earnings level; only
portunity to more closely understand the working women in Beaver, Grand, Carbon Piute
the demographic and labor market Wayne, and Kane counties fare better. Daggett Rich
characteristics across the United Uintah County’s working women fare
Duchesne San Juan
States. Previous releases of ACS data the worst of this group with less than
have only covered the counties with 50 cents to the male dollar, while Emery Sanpete
larger populations, but with five years Kane county women come out on top Garfield Sevier
of data now collected, robust observa- with an earnings ratio just under 90
tions of smaller rural populations are percent. Grand Uintah
now at our fingertips. (For a list of the Iron Wasatch
19 Utah counties newly added to the The most common occupations held
ACS data collection, please see list.) by the working women in Utah are: Juab Wayne
office and administrative support oc- Kane
One particular sub-population of cupations (26.4 percent), sales and
these rural counties that to date related occupations (12.6 percent),
we’ve known little about (at least and education, training, and library
since the 2000 Census) is working occupations (9.8 percent). Does this
women. There are both similarities pattern hold true for the women of
and notable differences when relating smaller counties? The answer turns
the economies of rural counties to the out to be yes.
statewide average, so it’s worthwhile
to investigate the comparisons for the While there are certainly differenc-
female labor force. es in the economic make-up of the
rural areas of Utah as compared
According to the five-year ACS to the Wasatch Front, the data
estimates, the labor force participation shows that women tend to
rate for 16 to 65 year old women in gravitate toward these types
Utah is just under 69 percent. Of of occupations. In fact, for all
the 19 small Utah counties observed but two counties (Piute and
here, only two have a higher rate of Rich), office and administra-
women working: Wayne and Garfield. tive support occupations ex-
San Juan exhibits the lowest rate at hibited significantly higher
just under 53 percent. The average percentages of the total fe-
labor force participation rate for this male employment.
collection of counties is 60.5 percent.
Find out more about the de-
Earnings tell an interesting story as mographic and economic
well. Of the full-time wage earners, characteristics of women
only in four of the 19 counties do in Utah’s rural counties at
women have a higher female-to-male the following link: http://
earnings ratio than the statewide factfinder.census.gov
18 March/April 2011
19. Female Labor Force
Participation Rates
GARFIELD 72.1%
WAYNE 70.4%
STATEWIDE 68.8%
GRAND 66.4%
WASATCH 66.0%
KANE 64.4%
MILLARD 61.9%
RICH 60.4%
SEVIER 60.1%
BEAVER 59.9%
IRON 59.8%
UINTAH 58.7%
CARBON 58.1%
DUCHESNE 58.0%
EMERY 57.3%
PIUTE 56.8%
JUAB 55.5%
SANPETE 55.5%
DAGGETT 55.4%
SAN JUAN 52.8%
Female Full-time wage earnings
as a Percent of Male
KANE 89.6%
WAYNE 84.9%
GRAND 82.6%
BEAVER 72.7%
STATEWIDE 69.6%
PIUTE 67.0%
SAN JUAN 66.9%
IRON 66.8%
MILLARD 65.7%
SEVIER 62.3%
JUAB 61.7%
WASATCH 61.1%
CARBON 59.7%
DUCHESNE 58.6%
SANPETE 57.7%
DAGGETT 57.6%
GARFIELD 55.5%
RICH 55.3%
EMERY 54.0%
UINTAH 49.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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20. dws news | by kimberley bartel
Your Business. . .
A
ll Utah companies and organizations are
invited to be a part of Utah’s one-stop shop for
online career information. Students and job
seekers use UtahFutures.org to research and organize
their training, education, and career information in
one place. The education and career portfolio users
build on UtahFutures.org travels with them as they
enter the workforce and advance in their careers.
UtahFutures.org provides a unique opportunity for
Utah companies to be profiled on the screen along
side the occupational information viewed by job
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The system provides clear information about job
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22. occupations | by linda marling church, research analyst
22 March/April 2011
23. Health Care Aides:
Helping Those in Need
T
he Standard Occupational Classification Manual soiled bedding, and disoriented or irritable patients
has two listings for home health care aides: one in also are part of an aide’s day. Evening, weekend and
the major group Healthcare Support called home holiday work is often required. Job satisfaction comes
health aide and the other in Personal Care and Services from helping those who cannot help themselves.
Occupations called personal and home care aides.
A high school diploma is not required for these jobs.
Most of the duties in these two jobs are similar; the Aides are usually trained by registered nurses or their
difference in the job classifications occur based on who supervisors who teach them cooking, housekeeping
employs them. tasks, how to respond to an emergency, and professional
conduct. An aide who works for an agency that receives
Home health aides typically work for certified home Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement must receive a
health or hospice agencies that receive government minimum of seventy-five hours of training and pass a
funding and therefore must comply with regulations competency evaluation or state certification program.
from those entities in order to receive funding. This
means they must work under the direct supervision of Aides may take a competency test to become certified
a medical professional, usually a registered nurse. These without taking any of the training. At a minimum,
aides keep records of services performed and of patients’ sixteen hours of supervised practical training are
condition and progress, which is then reported to the required before an aide has direct contact with a patient.
supervisor or case manager.
Employment of home health aides is projected to grow
Personal and home care aides—also called homemak- by 50 percent between 2008 and 2018, which is much
ers, caregivers, companions and personal attendants— faster than the average for all occupations. This growth
work for various public and private agencies that pro- is due to the projected rise in the number of elderly peo-
vide home care services. In these agencies, caregivers ple who will need assistance with daily activities.
are usually supervised by a licensed nurse, social work-
er, or a non-medical manager. Personal and home care Resources:
aides work more independently, receiving only peri- • www.bls.gov
odic visits from their supervisors. Some aides are hired
directly by the patient or the patient’s family. • http://jobs.utah.gov
Workers in both jobs help people who are in need
of assistance to live in their homes or in residential
facilities instead of health facilities or institutions. Utah Wages for Home Health Aides
They also assist people in hospices and day programs
and help those with disabilities go to work and remain
engaged in their communities. Most aides work with Hourly Annual
Annual Median
elderly or physically or mentally disabled patients who Inexperienced Inexperienced
need more care than family or friends can provide. $8.27 $17,200 $20,850
A typical day for most aides consists of physically
Utah Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides
demanding work. They move patients in and out of bed
and help them stand or walk. Because aides working
in a patient’s home may not have access to mechanical Hourly Annual
Annual Median
lifting devices, the incidence of injuries from Inexperienced Inexperienced
overexertion are high. Emptying bedpans, changing $7.90 $16,440 $18,790
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24. the outskirts | by john krantz, economist
Sources of Income in
Eastern Utah
U
sing the new 5-year ACS data, this article focus- Utah by the percentage receiving Social Security and by
es on the sources of income for Eastern Utah, the percentage receiving retirement income, the order
where “Eastern Utah” refers to Carbon, Daggett, from high to low is the same for the first five counties.
Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan, and Uintah counties. This suggests that these counties have older populations
By looking at the percentages of households receiving and the ACS data supports this suggestion.
particular types of income, we can develop a better pic- Daggett County has the third-highest
ture of the counties in Eastern Utah. percentage of people 65 or older at 17.6
percent while Carbon County ranks
The ACS identifies five main types of cash income sources: eighth with 13.7 percent.
earnings, Social Security, retirement, Supplemental
Security Income, and cash public assistance. Among these Supplemental Security Income provides
five sources, earnings are received by a higher percentage assistance to elderly and disabled individu-
of households than any other source of income and they als with very low incomes. We might expect
form the largest part of total household income. This counties with higher percentages of
makes sense because earnings are the wages, salaries, and disabled individuals to have high-
self-employment income received by workers. Statewide, er percentages of households
86 percent of all households received earnings. In Eastern receiving Supplemental Secu-
Utah, the percentages of households receiving income as rity Income. Unfortunately,
earnings are all lower than or equal to the state average, there are currently no estimates
ranging from a low of 69 percent in Daggett County to a for the percentage of disabled
high of 86 percent in Uintah County. individuals in the counties
of Eastern Utah, so we
While earnings tells us how many households have cannot verify this
individuals actively participating in the labor market, claim.
Social Security and retirement income can tell us
something about the percentage of households that have
retirees. Interestingly, the percentages of households
receiving Social Security for all of the counties of
Eastern Utah are higher than the state average. Another
noteworthy fact is that if we rank households in Eastern
24 March/April 2011
25. 43.6%
Percent of Households
Receiving Social Security
A look at income
33.1%
29.8%
27.3%
26.3%
sources portrays a 24.2%
22.4%
21.5%
demographic picture
of the seven counties
which comprise
State of Utah
Uintah
San Juan
Carbon
Grand
Emery
Daggett
Eastern Utah.
Duchesne
35.2% Percent of Households
The last income source considered here is cash public assistance. This Receiving Retirement Income
consists of cash grants from government agencies to individuals
who typically have very little or no income. The most well-known
government program of this type is Temporary Assistance for Needy 22.9% 22.5%
Families (TANF). 18.6%
16.4% 15.8%
On average, only 1.8 percent of 13.7%
12.3%
households in the State of Utah receive
cash public assistance. However, the
percentages of households receiving cash
public assistance in San Juan and Grand
counties are more than twice the statewide
State of Utah
Uintah
San Juan
average. These relatively high percentages
Carbon
Grand
Daggett
Emery
Duchesne
can be explained in terms of the poverty rate.
San Juan County has the highest poverty rate
among Utah’s counties and Grand County’s rate
ranks as the fifth highest. As we would expect, the
greater the percentage of individuals in poverty,
Percent of Households
the greater the percentage of individuals 4.8%
receiving government cash transfers. In Receiving Cash Public
contrast, Daggett County has the fourth 3.9% Assistance
lowest poverty rate in the state, so it
is believable that no one in the survey 3.1%
reported receiving cash public assistance. 2.7%
The American Community Survey is a veri-
1.8% 1.8%
table treasure trove of information. To learn more
about your county, the link below takes you to the American 1.2%
FactFinder page of the U.S. Census Bureau’s website, which
has a link to the American Community Survey.
0%
San Juan
Grand
State of Utah
http://factfinder.census.gov/
Carbon
Duchesne
Uintah
Daggett
Emery
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community
Survey 5-Year Estimates for 2005-2009.
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26. county highlight | by ryan kanaley, research intern
Box Elder
I
n the northwest corner of the Beehive state resides
a quiet county named after its most abundant tree:
the box elder. Unfortunately Box Elder County is
considered “economically distressed.” In the fall of 2010,
County
almost one in ten (9.4 percent) of the Box Elder workforce
was unemployed. This increase in unemployment is
mostly attributable to the decrease of manufacturing jobs,
Box Elder’s primary industry. If Box Elder’s economy is to
maintain and prosper, industrial diversity may be a key.
Otherwise, Box Elder’s level of joblessness will likely grow
over the next few years.
Urban pressure continues to spread northward from the
metropolitan Wasatch Front. This may cause the agriculture
industry, which occupies 40 percent of Box Elder’s land, to
morph into a more metropolitan county in the future. To
aid the local economy, Box Elder County has opened the
Box Elder Business Center with the assistance of federal
funds, which was created to develop existing businesses
and attract new ones to the area.
The steam
engine replica
at the Golden
Spike National
Historic Site
Box Elder County in Box Elder
County.
Employment
21,000
20,500
20,000
19,500
19,000
18,500
18,000
17,500
17,000
16,500
16,000
‘99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services.
26 March/April 2011
27. rate update | workforce information
just
December 2010 Changes From Last
Unemployment Rates Year
the .
Utah Unemployment Rate 7.5 % Up 0.9 points
acts..
U.S. Unemployment Rate 9.4 % Down 0.5 points
f
Utah Nonfarm Jobs (000s) 1,205.2 Up 1.3 %
U.S. Nonfarm Jobs (000s) 131,062.0 Up 0.7 %
December 2010 Consumer
Price Index Rates
U.S. Consumer Price Index 219.2 Up 1.5%
U.S. Producer Price Index 183.0 Up 4.0%
December 2010 Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services
Seasonally Adjusted
Unemployment Rates
Beaver 8.5 %
Box Elder 9.7 %
Next Issue:
Cache
Carbon
5.8 %
8.3 % Watch for these features in our
Daggett 7.1 %
Davis 6.9 %
Duchesne 7.5 %
Emery 7.6 %
Garfield 9.7 %
Grand 10.7 %
Iron 9.1 %
Juab 10.8 %
Kane 8.2 %
Millard
Morgan
6.5 %
7.1 %
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Piute 7.2 %
Rich 6.0 %
Salt Lake 7.3 %
San Juan
Sanpete
13.5 %
9.5 %
County Highlight:
Beaver
Sevier 8.3 %
Summit 7.5 %
Tooele 8.2 % Occupation:
Uintah 6.6 %
Utah 7.7 % Veterinarian
Wasatch 8.9 %
Washington 10.2 %
Wayne 9.3 %
Weber 8.5 %
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