Information relative to population and employment is presented for use by the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education. Included are (1) an historical review of the State and its public education, (2) characteristics of the population such as origin, age and sex distribution, educational attainment, mobility, patterns, and…

The purpose of this monograph is to examine the major changes that have taken place in the Negro population as they are reflected in census data since 1870. The 1960 Census of Population provides the most recent data used except in Chapter VII where data for 1965 were available. The distribution of the Negro population since 1870 by regions and by…

Examines increasing rural to urban migration as caused by farming crises, employment cutbacks, slow rural population growth in 1980s, and slow rural recovery from recession. The migration was especially heavy during 1983-1986. Cites indicators showing possible future reversal. Includes charts, graphs, and maps. (Author/TES)

Several simulations of population, income, and employment in rural and urban America during 1970-2000 were made based on alternative assumptions. The assumptions entailed implementation of certain policies that might effect a more equal rural-urban balance by the year 2000, in addition to a continuation of current trends. If basic trends continue,…

Maintains that Chinese urbanization is proceeding rapidly in step with population growth and a structural shift in employment patterns. Discusses governmental policies and economic reforms that enhance the urbanization process. Describes four extended metropolitan areas and maintains they will be the models for future urbanization. (CFR)