The primary objective of this project was to focus on rural labor surplus areas in southeastern Iowa, relocating unemployed residents in industrial jobs on Iowa's Mississippi border, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City. The group was predominantly white and poorly educated. Small rural employment offices communicated job openings and worker qualifications…

A survey of 13,582 employees of 261 employers was conducted in Iowa to determine if women are underemployed (i.e., not employed in positions or at pay levels commensurate with their education, previous work experience and aspirations) and underutilized (i.e., not employed in certain types and levels of positions to the same extent as their…