Date of Award:
5-1980
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Economics and Finance
Department name when degree awarded
Economics
Committee Chair(s)
Marion T. Bentley
Committee
Marion T. Bentley
Committee
Gary B. Hansen
Committee
Stephen Schoene
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to study the unemployment and reemployment experiences of displaced workers. Two mines were shut down in 1978 in Utah: the Park City Ventures Mine located in Park City and the Burgin Mine located in Eureka. Data were collected from questionnaires mailed to all the displaced workers of both mines and from personal interviews conducted with mine officials, officials of formal job-search agencies, and union representatives.
The shutdown at Park City Ventures affected 350 workers, and the shutdown at the Burgin Mine affected 153. Both mines qualified for and were certified for Trade Readjustment Act benefits.
The paper is divided into four major parts: personal characteristics, job-search activities, financial status and public assistance programs, and workers' subjective feelings, in that order.
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Recommended Citation
Davidson, Richard A., "The Unemployment and Reemployment Experiences of Displaced Workers Resulting from the Shutdown of Two Utah Mines: The Park City Ventures and the Burgin Mine" (1980). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3333.
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