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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
