ERIC ED397605: 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.

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ED 397 605
Shook, Scott L.; And Others
'AUTHOR
Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model To
TITLE
Identify Employment Opportunities for Persons with
Disabilities Living on Reservations. Navajo Nation
Employers, 1993. Volume One.
Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff. American Indian
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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.
National Inst. on Disability and Rehabilitation
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*American Indian Reservations; *American Indians;
DESCRIPTORS
*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,
guide to the SIC classification
large employers by agency, and
system. (Contains 14 references.)
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NAVAJO NATION EMPLOYERS, 1993
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Volume One
Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model
to Identify Employment Opportunities
for Persons with Disabilities
Living on Reservations
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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
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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
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NAVAJO NATION EMPLOYERS, 1993
Volume One
Development of a Local Labor Market Analysis Model
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to Identify Employment Opportunities
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for Persons with Disabilities
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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
Arizona University Affiliated Program
Northern Arizona University
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
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Methods
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Limitations
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Results
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Discussion
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References
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Appendix A: Employer Listing
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Chin le Agency
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Eastern Navajo Agency
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Fort Defiance Agency
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Shiprock Agency
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Western Navajo Agency
Appendix B: Navajo Controlled Employers Located Off the
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Reservation as Identified by the Navajo Nation
Appendix C: Employers Listed in Schwartz (1989)
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but Not Listed in the Appendix A
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Chin le Agency
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Eastern Navajo Agency
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Fort Defiance Agency
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Shiprock Agency
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Western Navajo Agency
Appendix I): Important Phone Numbers for Chin le, Eastern Navajo,
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Fort Defiance, Shiprock, and Western Navajo Agencies
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Chin le Agency
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Eastern Navajo Agency
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Fort Defiance Agency
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Shiprock Agency
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Western Navajo Agency
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Appendix E: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists
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by Agency
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Chin le Agency
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Eastern Navajo Agency
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Fort Defiance Agency
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Shiprock Agency
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Western Navajo Agency
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Appendix F: Large Employers on the Navajo Reservation by Agency
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Chin le Agency
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Eastern Navajo Agency
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Fort Defiance Agency
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Shiprock Agency
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Western Navkijo Agency
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Appendix G: The Standard Industrial Classification of Establishments
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Structure of the Classification
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Basis of Code Assignment in the SIC: Operating Establishments
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Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
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Division 13: Mining
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Division C.: Construction
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Division D: Manufacturing
Division E: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas,
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and Sanitary Services
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Division F: Wholesale Trade
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Division G: Retail Trade
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Division H: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
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Division I: Services
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Division J: Public Administration
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Index by SIC Code
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Percentage Breakdown of the Total Number of Identified
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Employers on the Navajo Reservation by Industry
Figure 2: Percentage Breakdown of the Chin le Agency
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Employers by Industry
Figure 3: Percentage Breakdown of the Eastern Navajo Agency
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Employers by Industry
Figure 4: Percentage Breakdown of the Fort Defiance Agency
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Employers by Industry
Figure 5: Percentage Breakdown of the Shiprock Agency
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Employers by Industry
Figure 6: Percentage Breakdown of the Western Navajo Agency
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Employers by Industry
LIST OF TABLES
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Table 1: Large Employers on the Navajo Reservation
Table 2: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists
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Table 3: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists:
Total Number of Employers with SIC Codes by Industry
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Table 4: Comparisons of the 1989 and 1993 Employer Lists:
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Total Number of Employers by Agency
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Table 5: Rates of Change, 1989-1993
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!
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Introduction
The purpose of this listing of employers on the Navajo Reservation is to
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attempt to identify all existing employers within the Navajo Reservation.
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 serve American Indian
clients from 25 states, the majority of counselors serving Indians on
reservations agreed with a statement that relocation strategies for training
and employment purposes were important strategies to use with
American Indian clients, but the majority of the same counselors
disagreed with a statement that their clients were willing to relocate for
vocational training and employment (Martin, Frank & Mink ler, 1987).
When this kind of discrepancy occurs between a client and the counselor
on an individual basis, there may be some question as to the extent to
which a client is vested in relocation for training or employment
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purposes. A client not fully willing to be relocated would certainly
vocational
more committed and perhaps more motivated to work if
placement were targeted for his or her home community. For clients not
fully willing to relocate, a thorough analysis of local job opportunities is
an important starting point for job placement activities. The importance
of local labor market information related to reservation communities has
beer identified by rehabilitation counselors. Rehabilitation counselors
serv,cing American Indian clients living on reservations reported that
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obtaining labor market information and developing job opportunities
where their clients lived were important strategies toward successful
rehabilitation, at a response rate of 92% and 93%, respectively (Martin,
Frank, Sr Mink ler, 1987).
An important step in this process was to establish a current listing of all
employers within the Navajo Reservation. This step was accomplished by
Judith L. Schwartz (1989). Within a few years, it became evident that an update
of the 1989 version of the Employment Opportunities List for Persons with
Disabilities Living on the Navajo Reservation was needed because of the
turnover in many of the small businesses. The report was updated in an attempt
to provide vocational rehabilitation counselors working with clients on the
Navajo Reservation with the most up-to-date information available concernng
possible employment opportunities for their clients. In an attempt to better meet
the needs of the vocational rehabilitation counselors and their clients, several
Employment Opportunities List,
new fields were added to this version of the
including: the district where the employer is located; the names, addresses, and
phone numbers of Chapter Houses within each agency; and the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of community services coordinators working for
the various Chapter Houses located across the Navajo Nation.
Methods
In order to obtain a complete listing of the Navajo businesses on the
Navajo Reservation, different offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Navajo tribe were contacted. A listing of certified Navajo-owned businesses I.,as
obtained from the Division of Economic Development, Navajo Nation (1993,
May). Second, Mr. Duane Etsitty, statistical analyst for the Division of Economic
Development for the Navajo Nation, provided an Employers Directory
(NN/DED, 1992). Also, current yellow pages listings from all reservation-area
phonebooks were checked for new employers and for new information about
previously listed employers (Navajo Communications Company, 1993; US West
Directory, 1993). A listing of Chapter House addresses and phone numbers,
Chapter House delegates, and community services coordinators was obtained
from Ms. Rena Roan, administrative assistant, Chapter Government
Development Department.
2.
In an attempt to supplement the data presented in the Employment
Opportunities List, several sources were used to obtain information pertaining to
Data for 1991
the number of employees employed by individual businesses.
were obtained from Employment and Income 1991 Statistics (TSD/DED, 1991),
supplemented by Rodgers (1990), Navajo Economic Development Program, '88
Annual Progress Report; NNOEDP (1987), and Navajo Division of Labor (1987).
In general, only the most recero total is shown.
The individual business data from each business listing were cross-
referenced with all other business listings to avoid any duplication of listings. In
addition, all businesses were cross-referenced and checked with the Standard
Industrial Classification Code Manual, to determine correct business
classifications (cf. Appendix H). Finally, all businesses were organized into the
five Navajo agencies. Navajo agencies incluc.e Chin le, Eastern, Fort Defiance,
Shiprock, and Western. Once these different ;;stings were acquired and checked,
they were organized for input into the computer using a Macintosh Il.x,
Macintosh SE, utilizing File Maker Pro 2.0, Microsoft Word 5.1, and a Cricket
Graph program. Information entered into the computer for each business listing
included: agency, district, SIC code number, employer name, address, city, state
and ZIP code, name of owner, type of ownership, city where business is located,
state where business is located, phone number, and business type, number of
employees for each employer, and whether the business was noted in the 1989
Employment Opportunities List.
Finally, for the convenience of rehabilitation counselors, all of the
businesses in this 1993 employer list have been indexed by SIC Code.
Limitations
The business listing is limited to the resources acquire ,. as mentioned in
the above introduction. This listing may not include every business on the
Navajo Reservation, but through these resources, it is estimated that 90% of all
businesses on the Navajo Reservation have been included. This listing is also
limited to those businesses that have registered with the Division of Economic
Development, including the Business Regulatory Department of the Navajo
tribe. Individuals who may have personal businesses, such as jewelry making or
ranches, nay not be included in this listing.
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