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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chapter 111- Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences <br />PDEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations <br /> <br />111-99 <br /> <br /> <br />287 The iargest employer in San Juan CoWlty is the San Juan School district. The tourist <br />288 industry is represented by Monwnent Valley Lodge, Halls Crossing Reson and Marina, <br />289 local commercial river rafting and tour companies, and several smaller employers. The <br />290 Navajo Nation is among the top 10 employers. <br />291 <br />292 In 1997, San Juan CoWlry had a per capita personal income of $11,080, which ranks as <br />293 the lowest among Utili cOWlties. The COWlty per capita personal income was 55 percent <br />294 of the State average of $20,185 and 46 percent of the national average of $24,169. <br />295 Unemployment in San Juan CoWlty was 8.2 percent in 1997, which was the second <br />296 highest county rate in the State. The State unemployment rate for 1997 was 3.8 <br />297 percent. <br />298 <br />299 <br />300 Tourism/Recreation.~Wl1ll1er tourism in San Juan CoWlty is heavy, and centers on <br />301 the area's natural environment. Recreational activities include river rafting, kayaking, <br />302 fishing, hiking, rock climbing, and mOWltain biking. Thousands of tourists per year <br />303 travel to nearby national parks, monuments, and recreation areas including Natural <br />304 Bridges, Arches, Monwnent Valley, Glen Canyon, and Canyonlands. The creation of <br />305 Lake Powell in the 1960's has continued to make tourism one of the countv's most <br />306 inloortant economic resources. Add. some expenditure data when INTERNET service is <br />307 restored. <br />308 <br />309 <br />310 Agriculture.-There were 1,673,079 acres off arm land coWltywide in 1997, <br />311 according to the Census of Agriculture for that year. Of the 231 farms in 1997, 115 <br />312 were considered full-time operations, most of them involving livestock production. <br />313 Principal crops grown are wheat, barley, oats, and alfalfa. In 1997, the agricultural <br />314 sectOr employed 0.5 percent of the total workforce and payroll earnings for this sector <br />315 were $151,000, representing less than 1 percent of the COWley'S total earnings (USDA, <br />316 1997). <br />317 <br />318 <br />319 Retail Sales.~an Juan CoWlty retail sales totaled more than $102 million in 1998. <br />320 Table ID-_ compares the sales amoWlts and proponions of the major various retail sales <br />321 sectors in 1998. <br />322 <br /> <br />Draft - Not fir Public Review - January 25, 2002 <br /> <br />01078 <br />