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Gale, Fred; McGranahan, David – Rural America, 2001
Employment and earnings increased in nonmetro areas during the 1990s, but less than in urban areas. The metro-nonmetro earnings gap reached a historical high in 1998 as businesses that used advanced technologies avoided rural locations where professional and skilled workers were in short supply. Metro and nonmetro employment and income data by…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Income, Industry
Beaulieu, Lionel J.; Barfield, Melissa A.; Stone, Katherine L. – Rural America, 2001
The percentage of high school graduates in the rural South improved during the 1990s but lagged behind urban figures; the percentage of rural college graduates grew slightly. Rural-urban differences in educational attainment were even greater among minorities. The rural-urban income gap also widened and is not expected to improve, with few new…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
