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Show Nonagricultural Employment Utah's growth in nonagricultural employment is 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. The current Economic Report to the Governor does not provide current figures but extrapolates non-agricultural employment to reach 1,070,286 in 2000. Table 18. Nonagricultural Employment' Year Utah Mountain 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 18 Source: 1985-1990: Utah State Economic Coordinating Committee (1992). Economic Report to the Governor 1992. Salt Lake City, p.101. Table 19. Utah Nonagricultural Employment and Wages Year Average Monthly Wage (in $) Average Monthly Wage (Adjusted for Inflation) Percent of Labor Force in Nonagricultural Employment 1986 1,463 1 ,335 1987 1,501 1 ,321 1988 1,549 1 ,309 1989 1,585 -| ,278 1990 1,644 1 ,258 1991 1,710 1 ,256 1992 1,801 1 ,284 1993 1,823 1 ,261 1994 1,867 1 ,260 1995 1,943 1 ,274 84.1 84.6 87 87.6 88.9 88.3 88.8 88.3 88.3 81.4 Table 19 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. 65 |
