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Show COWviITTEE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEJ:J""T In previous nomic was being.under as natlonally. the work might accomplish locally as well issued so been first biennial progress report for the Utah district has recently full I believe you might find the can know what has been accomplished so far. like would who for will be to obtain copies anyone ort profitable reading and glad brief smrumary. me I can give you a very In the few minutes allowed en, _ Report May 26, 1945 which the Committee for I have outlined the purposes for which were organized, the research and surveys renorts Development - and results which the onlr the eallt el'ed;oa total 50,000 jobs With the cooperation of ployment. there 181,244 and the on were number of different a organized groups, loyment hers with CD In connection with the of made surveys post-war anticipations of farmers and to new construction, purchase of equipment, education, travel, etc. also surveys, respect The surveys the employment potentla1- dertook a series of surv.eys in an attempt to find out what the ies were for various industries and for the State as a whole. indicate that were we shall have no difficulty producing the increased ber of jobs providing always, of course, that in the postwar period, the national lumn of production and distribution of goods and services will be approximately A tabulation of potential employment in 194x (the first postwar eater than in 1940. 40% ear) compared with 1940 Agricul ture will Manuf ac tur ing Transprotation " " increase " " " Commercial " " If Services " tI " " If " Finance, etc. the number of persons engaged in 28,538 to 40,000, a net increase of Ll., l!·62 that indicates increase from will decrease from Mining 1.lYl!t I was relief work and number gainfully employed 148,896; 13,975 a of to tal slack 32,358. Assuming that the total 383 were unemployed, giving force the in immediate labor ber in the post-war period would be at least 200,000, be available in order to guarantee full o would have to nal, i addi t DUro , l/ in the Utah labor force was Iol!w!o' en an number of persons 10,102 to 8,183, a net decrease of inCidentally the only decrease) 16,314 to 20,000, a net increase of " II 15,582 to 19,181,"" 28,905 to 3,686 3,599 35,640,"" II tI fI 11 tI If " "1,108 27,101 to 33,199," 4,407 to 5,515, II A total 1,919 ( and increase 6,735 6,098 30,769 persons of i thout including those enga.g d. in public service and some other classifications of mployment, and without attempting to estimate employment potentialities of possible ew industries and. businesses. The Geneva Steel Plant is not included either as we are at certain at tis time whether or not it can be operated as a peace-time industry. The average (t.nticipated expenditure per family for the first two post-war years has been estimated at $3,862 for farms,$3,075 for urban homes, or an average of $3,·10 for all. Several additional surveys are contemplated, such as: The hopes, aims and aspira- respect to post-war residence, education, voca tons Dlon, etc.; post-war intentions of workers now engaged in war industries; need for new or enlarged or improved industrial and commercial enterprises; communi ty "f'ace-Ld f t i ng" rog:-ams, and construction of worthwhile, socially desirable and economically defensible publlc works projects; vocational training and retraining for veterans and released war of all workers, . . service men and women wi th - etc. If it does nothing else, the CED will certainly s t i mul ate much "grass-roots" think- its wrk is being done in COllaboration with many organizations of all comp1exionsl i a of Vltally lnterested in the fundamental program of stimulating post-war high levels employment through increased production and distribution by industry and bUSiness. or are Are you letting the men you doing your sha l'n your commum.ti es do all of the 1fft thl' nki_ng I an d" . pning |
