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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OODlS4 <br /> <br />CHAPrER I <br /> <br />SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />respect to important midwestern markets. Extensive exploration and the <br />development of new mines in the study area are not expected in the fore- <br />seeable future. <br /> <br />Some quantities of other metals are mined in the area but are not a <br />significant economic factor. <br /> <br />Recreation <br /> <br />Lacking an established recreational use pattern from which to pro- <br />ject estimates of future use, the National Park Service nade an "educated <br />guess" that recreation use in the area would increase gradually from <br />926,000 days in 1970 to 5,325,000 days in 2020, an increase of nearly 600 <br />percent in 50 years. <br /> <br />Employment attributable to recreation is not separately identified <br />in census data. In a 1962 study referred to in Chapter VII, the Univer- <br />sity of Utah estimated that recreation accounted directly or indirectly <br />for about 18 percent of the area's employment. Unlike some other indus- <br />tries where increased production can be achieved without a proportional <br />increase in employment, expanding recreation will likely provide new job <br />opportunities at least in proportion to its growth. Even a more than <br />proportional increase in recreational employment may result from the <br />trend toward improved services and accommodations. <br /> <br />A lengthening of the recreational season now underway will be advan- <br />tageous to both the local people and their visitors. Many of the attrac- <br />tions can be visited in greater comfort and in less congestion in the <br />cool weather of the spring and fall than in hot, dry midswnmer. Skiing <br />near Monticello and potentially near Moab will benefit the area. Promo- <br />tional efforts could well be directed at lengthening the tourist season. <br /> <br />Government employment <br /> <br />The number of persons employed <br />and Grand Count ies.. Utah, according <br />ment Service, is shown below. <br /> <br />in government services in San Juan <br />to records of the Utah State Employ- <br /> <br />Government Percent <br />level 1960 1966 increase <br />Local 42ci .50 39 <br />State and Federal 160 315 97 <br />Total 580 900 <br /> <br />State and Federal employment is shown as increasing at a much higher <br />rate than local employment. This trend is expected to continue, although <br />not necessarily at the same rate, in view of the improvement programs <br />planned on government lands, future highway extensions, and the trend <br /> <br />9 <br />