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Cromartie, John B. – Rural America, 2001
Analysis of annual county-level migration estimates indicates that in recent decades, migrants to the rural South have persistently favored areas with specific attractions: urban access, high-tech jobs, and favorable climates. As migrants are younger and better educated than the overall population, such patterns exacerbate rural development…
Descriptors: Counties, Economic Development, Educational Attainment, Migration Patterns
Schluter, Gerald; Lee, Chinkook – Rural America, 2002
The 1990s saw a gain in rural food-processing employment, particularly meat packing and poultry processing, as the industry's demand for low-skilled workers increased. Analysis links the change in worker skills to international trade. While increased rural employment may seem beneficial, the jobs often do not appeal to rural domestic workers, and…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Community Change, Exports, Food Processing Occupations
Cromartie, John – Rural America, 2002
During 1999-2001, the combined effects of far fewer rural inmigrants and many more outmigrants led to the first significant nonmetro population loss since the 1980s. The rural West showed the greatest percentage loss through migration, and only the rural Midwest showed a gain during the period. Nonmetro college graduates showed a large decline,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Brain Drain, College Graduates, Educational Attainment
