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Environmental Impact Statement Draft - Highway 20 Between Penn Valley and Grass Valley (PH 16-4)(1973) (81 pages)
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ployed in 1969 and 4,775 in 1970. The largest employer
is government oriented (Federal, State and local). The
second largest employment is the service industry where
approximately 1,005 are employed. The lumber industry
is the primary industrial employer. In 1969 the labor
force in this industry was 350 and 300 in 1970.
In the lumber industry technology has been responsible
for a recent decline in available employment opportunities. Contributing to this decline is government control
of logging operations. Most lumber products are derived
from National Forests in this vicinity.
The unemployment rate in 1971 varied from as low as 7 percent to as high as 18.6 percent of the labor force. This
variance is well above the State average and is indicative
of the community's seasonal employment characteristic.
Summer tourism and weather play a significant role in the
seasonal employment in this area. For example, construction laborers are employed for the most part during the
Warmer seasons when building construction is active.
Significant to employment in the construction trades is
the fact that this area is attractive to persons anticipating retirement in the near future. Nonresidents have
been actively purchasing property for subsequent home building and retirement. In turn, this has influenced the construction trade.
If construction of the proposed highway facility is instrumental in attracting light industry to the area, it
could have the indirect effect of decreasing the unemployment rate for the community.
2. Taxes
The taxable transactions attributed to a community are
indicators of its economic growth and stability. The following table shows that the taxable transactions per year
in Nevada County have increased significantly in recent
years.
Year 1966 1967 1968 AUS Nope) 1970 1971
Nevada County 35,671. . 35,733 4.59, 202. Sor eOke 427 Oso mao:
Nevada City w-rs------6,039 7,779 8,699 9,916
Grass. Valley). .4 peewee ee 16,826 18,339 18,436 20,650
Outside Cities 17,174 15,062 13,862 13,750 14,914 19,025
Inside Cities 18,497 20,671 25,430 26,118 27,135 30,566
(Amounts in Thousands of Dollars).