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Show NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AND AVERAGE SALARY Utah's growth in non-agricultural employment, has been stronger than for the nation as a whole and even the other mountain states (Table 13). This might be expected to benefit the population in several ways. First, it should reduce unemployment, and hence the number of persons not having insurance through their work. This is discussed in the previous section. Second, it should reduce the number of persons who have given up looking for employment, and again reduce the number not having insurance through their work. Third, it might mean more competition for employees and hence higher wages and salaries to finance health care. Up to 1990, this was not the case (Table 14, Figure 12). Utah's average salary has not increased as fast as the U.S. rate. Table 13 Non-Agricultural 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 growth 1985-90 3.0% 2.6% 2.5% Average annual growth rate from 1985 to 1990. Table 14 Average Non-Agricultural Salary Utah:U.S. UtahrU.S. Utah:U.S. Year Utah U.S. Ratio Year Utah U.S. Ratio Year Utah U.S. Ratio 1969 5,790 6,540 88.5 1977 9,993 11,041 90.5 1985 17,218 18,866 91.3 1970 6,199 6,959 89.1 1978 10,808 11,868 91.0 1986 17,545 19,564 89.7 1971 6,584 7,381 89.2 1979 11,833 12,877 91.9 1987 18,046 20,452 88.2 1972 6,911 7,865 87.9 1980 13,141 14,085 93.3 1988 18,539 21,468 86.4 1973 7,306 8,355 87.4 1981 14,638 15,376 95.2 1989 18,961 22,210 85.4 1974 7,880 8,966 87.9 1982 15,476 16,382 94.5 1990 19,628 23,242 84.4 1975 8,556 9,625 88.9 1983 16,128 17,181 93.9 1991 20,415 24,212 84.3 1976 9,283 10,347 89.7 1984 16,781 17,995 93.3 1992 ~ ~ Figure 12 0 Non-Agricultural Average Salary 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 \----1 1989 1991 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 13 |
