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<br />Table iII-1: Migration Patterns of Hawk's Nest Employees <br /> Existing Proposed <br /> Percent or M of Workers Workers <br />Did Not Move SOB or 160 16 <br />Shifted within Delta County 108 or 32 3 <br />In-migration to Delta County <br />from Colorado counties 238 or 73 7 <br />In-migration to Delta County <br />from out-of-state 138 or 41 4 <br />In-migration to Gunnison County <br />from Colorado counties 4B or 13 1 <br />TOTAL 7008 319 31 <br />Source: John Short b Associates' (JS&A) Hawk's Nest Employee Survey, November <br />19-20, 1980. <br /> As noted on the preceding table, sixty percent or 192 of Hawk's Nest <br />• employees originated in Delta County; thus, the majority of miners were <br /> residing in Delta County prior to accepting employment with western Slope <br /> Carbon. Applying the origin pattern to the 31 new hires, then the new <br /> employees will originate as outlined in the right column of Table III-1. <br />One factor that could nullify the above pattern origin is the matter of <br />worker supply. To determine manpower availability, Western Slope sorted <br />their applications for employment by city. The applicants can be taken as <br />a sign of availability; hence, people seeking employment, by towns, are: <br />Table III-2: Miner Manpower Supply <br />• <br />Residence <br />Paonia <br />Hotchkiss <br />De ltd <br />Crawford <br />Gunnison County <br />N of Applicants <br />78 Applications on File <br />54 w w n <br />64 n n n <br />23 n n n <br />14 Applications on File <br />Source: Western Slope Carbon, March 13, 1980. <br />38 <br />