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Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model to Identify Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Living on Reservations DOCUMENT RESUME ED 397 605 EC 304 935 'AUTHOR Shook, Scott L.; And Others TITLE Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model To Identify Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Living on Reservations. Navajo Nation Employers, 1993. Volume One. INSTITUTION Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff. American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. PUB DATE 94 CONTRACT H133B80066 NOTE 228p. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132) Reports Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *American Indian Reservations; *American Indians; *Disabilities; *Employers; *Employment Opportunities; *Navajo (Nation); Vocational Rehabilitation ABSTRACT This document presents results of a study to identify employers on the Navajo reservation conducted for the purpose of helping vocational rehabilitation counselors place American Indians with disabilities living on the retervation into appropriate jobs. The study identified 962 businesses on the reservation, not including churches. Businesses are categorized according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Graphs show business groupings by industry and number of employers, and by specific Navajo agencies and number of employers. The study found that at least 47 employers had more than 150 employees. It notes o reduction of eight percent in number of employers since a 1989 study. Statistical analysis of the data provides information on employer stability rate, turnover, and organizational life expectancy. Most of the document consists of appendices which include the actual employer listing (arranged by the five Navajo agencies), a list of Navajo-controlled employers located off the reservation, employers included in the 1989 listing but not the present one, important phone numbers for each of the five agencies, comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 lists by agency, large employers by agency, and guide to the SIC classification system. (Contains 14 references.)(DB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** U S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office al Educational Research ald Improvement EDICATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been rev oduced as received from the person 1., orconization originating it 1:1 Minor changes have boon made to improve reproduction quahty Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent oftic,110ERI position or policy NAVAJO NATION EMPLOYERS, 1993 1111 Volume One Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model to Identify Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Living on Reservations rrA 1994 Scott L. Shook, M.A. Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D. Kasey Velasquez, M.S. American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center Institute for Human Development ANozortnhmaeUniArveizrsointya AufahiliveartesidtyProgram PO Box 5630 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5630 Funded by the National Insfitute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education Washington DC, Grant No. H133B80066. The content of this report is the responsibility of the American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center and no official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education should be inferred. Northern Arizona University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 NAVAJO NATION EMPLOYERS, 1993 Volume One Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model to Identify Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities 1 Living on Reservations I ¶ 4 Scott L. Shook, M.A. Robert M. Schacht, Ph.D. 1 Kasey Velasquez, M.S. American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center Institute for Human Development Arizona University Affiliated Program Northern Arizona University 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures iii List of Tables UI Acknowledgements iv Introduction 1 Methods 2 Limitations 3 Results 4 Discussion 10 References 14 Appendix A: Employer Listing 16 Chin le Agency 17 Eastern Navajo Agency 22 Fort Defiance Agency 27 Shiprock Agency 38 Western Navajo Agency 45 Appendix B: Navajo Controlled Employers Located Off the Reservation as Identified by the Navajo Nation 52 Appendix C: Employers Listed in Schwartz (1989) but Not Listed in the Appendix A 55 Chin le Agency 56 Eastern Navajo Agency 58 Fort Defiance Agency 60 Shiprock Agency 64 Western Navajo Agency 67 Appendix I): Important Phone Numbers for Chin le, Eastern Navajo, Fort Defiance, Shiprock, and Western Navajo Agencies 70 Chin le Agency 71 Eastern Navajo Agency 73 Fort Defiance Agency 77 Shiprock Agency 81 Western Navajo Agency 84 4 Appendix E: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists by Agency 87 Chin le Agency 89 Eastern Navajo Agency 90 Fort Defiance Agency 91 Shiprock Agency 92 Western Navajo Agency 93 Appendix F: Large Employers on the Navajo Reservation by Agency 94 Chin le Agency 95 Eastern Navajo Agency 96 Fort Defiance Agency 97 Shiprock Agency 98 Western Navkijo Agency 99 Appendix G: The Standard Industrial Classification of Establishments 100 Structure of the Classification 102 Basis of Code Assignment in the SIC: Operating Establishments 102 Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 103 Division 13: Mining 104 Division C.: Construction 105 Division D: Manufacturing 107 Division E: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 108 Division F: Wholesale Trade 109 Division G: Retail Trade 110 Division H: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 114 Division I: Services 114 Division J: Public Administration 115 Index by SIC Code 114 5 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Percentage Breakdown of the Total Number of Identified Employers on the Navajo Reservation by Industry 5 Figure 2: Percentage Breakdown of the Chin le Agency Employers by Industry 5 Figure 3: Percentage Breakdown of the Eastern Navajo Agency Employers by Industry 6 Figure 4: Percentage Breakdown of the Fort Defiance Agency Employers by Industry 6 Figure 5: Percentage Breakdown of the Shiprock Agency Employers by Industry 7 Figure 6: Percentage Breakdown of the Western Navajo Agency Employers by Industry 7 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Large Employers on the Navajo Reservation 9 Table 2: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists 11 Table 3: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists: Total Number of Employers with SIC Codes by Industry 11 Table 4: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists: Total Number of Employers by Agency 12 Table 5: Rates of Change, 1989-1993 13 Acknowledgments This report is an update of Schwartz (1989), who established a useful format, which we have followed in most respects. We are grateful for her efforts in setting a standard for us to live up to. The preparation of this report would not have been possible without the assistance of many people involved in the Bureau of Indian Affairs offices in Albuquerque and Gallup, New Mexico, as well as offices within the Navajo tribe in Window Rock, Arizona. Members of different agencies helped in the accumulation of different business listings. These people include personnel at the Division of Economic Development, Business Regulatory Department, Navajo Nation Business Preference Program, Window Rock, Arizona, which provided a source list of certified Navajo businesses within the Navajo Reservation; Ms. Rena Roan, administrative assistant, Chapter Government Development Department, who provided a list of important phone numbers within the Navajo Reservation; and Ms. Sheri Nolen, administrative assistant, American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Institute for Human Development, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, for her help in preparing the employer list. Finally, this business listing would not have been possible without the help of Mr. Duane Etsitty, statistical analyst,. Division of Economic Development for the N avajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona. Mr. Etsitty's extensive listing of Navajo employers was instrumental in the completion of this aspect of this research project. His cooperativeness and professional insight with this project has been very much appreciated. To all of those who helped with this project, THANK YOU! i v Introduction The purpose of this listing of employers on the Navajo Reservation is to attempt to identify all existing employers within the Navajo Reservation.This employer listing will serve as a guide for vocational rehabilitation counselors to show the extensive possibilities for job placements within the Navajo Reservation. This report on Navajo Nation employers is one of a series of reports involved in the development of a local labor market analysis model to identify employment opportunities for persons with disabilities living on reservations (AIRRTC Project R-15). Commenting on the need for such models, Martin (1987, pp. 62-63) made the following observations: An approach often used as an attempt to overcome the limited labor market conditions on reservations is to relocate clients to cities with better labor market conditions for vocational training and/or employment. Relocation efforts, however, can be fraught with complications, such as client feelings of isolation from home, family and cultural traditions. In a study of vocational rehabilitation counselors who
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