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Show Nonagricultural Employment and Average Pay Utah's growth in nonagricultural employment was stronger than that of the nation and the Mountain States between 1985 and 1995. The average annual growth rate between 1990 and 1995 is 4.7% for Utah, 4.0% for Mountain States, and 1.3% for the U.S. Historically, average pay for Utahns has remained below national average pay levels. In fact, since 1981, when Utah's average pay was 96% of U.S. levels, Utah has steadily lost ground so that by 1994 Utah's average pay was only 85% of U.S. pay. In addition, since 1986, the inflation adjusted average monthly wage for nonagricultural jobs has declined in Utah. Table 12 Source: 1985-1990: Utah State Economic Coordinating Committee (1992). Economic Report to the Governor 1992. Salt Lake City. p. 101. Table 12. Nonagricultural Employment* Mountain Year Utah States U.S. 1985 624 5,111 97,519 1989 691 5,621 108,413 1990 723 5,814 110,321 1994 860 6,721 114,419 1995 908 7,057 116,607 %Change 1985-1995 45.5% 38.1% 19.6% %Change 1994-1995 5.7% 5.0% 2.3% ?Nonagricultural Employment in thousands of jobs. Average annual growth rate from 1985-1995. Table 13. Utah Nonagricultural Employment and Wages Average Average Monthly Percent of Labor Monthly Wage Force in Nonagricultural Year Wage (in $) (Adjusted for Inflation) Employment 1986 1,463 1,335 84.1 1987 1,501 1,321 84.6 1988 1,549 1,309 87 1989 1,585 1,278 87.6 1990 1,644 1,258 88.9 1991 1,710 1,256 88.3 1992 1,801 1,284 88.8 1993 1,823 1,261 88.3 1994 1,867 1,260 88.3 1995 1,943 1,274 81.4 Table 13 Sources: 1986-1994: Utah State Economic Coordinating Committee (1995). Economic Report to the Governor 1995. Salt Lake City:, p. 52. 1986-1995: Utah Labor Force, Nonagricultural Jobs and Wages (1995). Utah Department of Employment Security p. 68. Figure 10 Utah Nonagricultural Wages 3000 j Monthly Wages 2000 -- in Dollars 1000 -: 0 -- 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Average Monthly Wage ¦Average Monthly Wage Adjusted 76 |
