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Porterfield, Shirley – Rural Development Perspectives, 1990
The shift in employment from manufacturing to services in 1981-86 slowed the increase in average annual pay of U.S. nonagricultural workers, with greater impact in nonmetro than metro areas. However, the distribution of employment in high, middle, and low paying jobs changed little. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Manufacturing Industry
Swaim, Paul – Rural Development Perspectives, 1990
In 1981-86, approximately 10 million workers were displaced from full-time jobs, with displacement proportionately higher among nonmetro workers, high school dropouts, and production workers. Nonmetro displaced workers were more likely than metro workers to experience long unemployment, relocate, or change occupations and earn less at new jobs.…
Descriptors: Career Change, Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns, Income
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Examines reversal of two longstanding unemployment patterns in 1980-82 recession: nonmetropolitan unemployment rate exceeded metropolitan rate and men's unemployment rate exceeded women's. Attributes reversals to recent changes in labor force: shift to service economy, expansion of women's role in workplace, and changes in women's working…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females, Labor Force
Deavers, Kenneth L. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Economies in rural areas during the 1980s were characterized by (1) fewer jobs in resource-based industries; (2) job shifts from manufacturing to services; (3) an increasing concentration of low-wage, low-skill jobs in rural areas; and (4) a growing earnings gap and outmigration of the best educated rural workers. (KS)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Relative to metro growth, nonmetropolitan employment growth was 0.7-1.0 percent lower in the 1970s and 1980s than expected based on eight labor force and labor market variables. Discrepancies between actual and expected growth increased in more rural counties, suggesting the importance of the spatial dimension of rurality. (SV)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Labor Market
Pollack, Susan; Pendleton, Shelley – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Unemployment rates vary considerably across nonmetro counties, where adjusted average annual unemployment rate was 12.2% in 1984 compared with 10.4% in metro areas. Differences in unemployment rates among nonmetro areas can be explained in part according to their dependence on agriculture, mining, manufacturing, or other single sources of income.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Differences
Malley, James R.; Hady, Thomas F. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Diversification of rural economies and changes in financial markets and world trade have broken down many barriers that insulated rural areas in the past. United States rural areas--the rural South and Northeast in particular--now appear to be affected slightly more than urban areas by national monetary and fiscal policies. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Financial Policy
Hoppe, Robert A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Income has become somewhat more concentrated among upper-income families since 1967 and growth of total income has slowed since 1973. Both trends suggest a widening income gap between metro and nonmetro areas because nonmetro areas have a higher proportion of low-income families and slower income growth. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Status, Employment Patterns, Futures (of Society)
Lichter, Daniel T. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Using measures sensitive to rural labor market conditions, determined that nearly a third of the rural labor force is underemployed--by being out of a job, working for low pay, or working too few hours. The current system of calculating unemployment rate seriously underestimates the extent of economic hardship in rural areas. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Federal Aid, Financial Policy, Low Income Groups
Bluestone, Herman; Daberkow, Stan G. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Reviews employment growth in rural and small town communities, focusing on two periods, 1940-70 and 1970-80. For the rest of the 1980s, predicts a slower growth in nonmetro areas--that is, slower than in metro areas and slower than in the 1970s--yet not as slow as in the 1960s. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Business, Business Cycles, Economic Climate, Employment Patterns
Lyson, Thomas A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Compares rural and urban income levels of Whites, Blacks, and Hispanic workers by region for the years 1979 and 1987. Presents information on geographic concentrations of minorities. Suggests the economic status of rural minorities failed to improve because of the nonskilled or semiskilled job opportunities in areas where minority populations are…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Differences, Economic Progress
Killian, Molly S.; Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Analysis of effects of local educational levels on employment growth found that growth benefits of higher schooling levels during the 1970s were 14 times greater for metro than nonmetro commuting zones. During the 1980s, higher education levels did not significantly affect employment growth in metro or nonmetro zones; higher dropout rates were…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Dropout Rate, Economic Development, Educational Attainment
Ross, Peggy J.; Morrissey, Elizabeth S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
The persistent poor make up only about a third of all the poor, and the rest are temporarily poor because of sudden changes in their lives--loss of job, marital breakup, or illness. The two groups of rural poor have different needs and will be helped by different types of programs. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Demography, Dislocated Workers, Divorce, Employment Patterns
Carlin, Thomas A. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Farm policy alone is no longer a sufficient development policy for today's rural America. Rural economies have changed over the last 30-40 years from reliance on farming to greater reliance on manufacturing and service industries. Rural economic development policies need to reflect today's changed rural economy. (Author)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Business, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
Butler, Margaret; Swanson, Linda – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Examines changes in female labor force participation since 1950. Finds little difference currently between metro and nonmetro areas in propensity of women to work outside the home. Traces racial and age differences in labor force participation. Finds family situation and changing social expectations responsible for increase in working women. (LFL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
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