Since 1990, all states must implement a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS) for welfare recipients. The 1986 aggregated data indicate a job-placement rate of 60 percent. Estimates of unemployment suggest that JOBS participants would face stiff competition for employment, particularly in the South and nonmetro states. (SV)

Describes classifications of county type by level of urbanization, basic industries, low-income status, and retirement population. Classification by level of urbanization reflects the economic and social opportunities available to county residents. Maps show the location of various types of counties for 1979 or 1980. (KS)

This report compares the relative adequacy of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan household income in Wisconsin. In 1981, 1,133 respondents completed the Wisconsin Basic Needs Survey, covering income, assets, debts, and taxes, filled out two-week diaries of food expenditures and small recurring expenses, and answered questions on perceived income…

Finds that, among 1104 Wisconsin households surveyed in 1981-82, nonmetro households reported lower income needs and lower expenditures than metro households. Suggests that the differences are related to lower nonmetro incomes and higher numbers of nonmetro residents with paid-up mortgages. (SV)

The extent to which the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) has been successful in preparing welfare recipients for employment may indicate the level of success to be expected from more comprehensive "welfare to work" programs now under Congressional consideration. In program year 1984, there were 542,000 adult JTPA-IIA participants; of…

Compares the percent of population participating in three welfare programs in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas throughout the United States in 1980. Examines nonmetro data by county; investigates socioeconomic variables distinguishing high recipiency counties. (LFL)

Nine county-level urban-influence categories were developed to enhance research on geographic differences in economic opportunities. Categories differ along many social and economic dimensions: population growth, educational attainment, employment growth, earnings, presence of institutions of higher learning, and hospital and physician supply.…