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Low-skill employment and the changing economy in rural America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibbs, Robert M. (Robert Martin), 1938-
Corporate Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
Other Authors: Kusmin, Lorin D., Cromartie, John
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2005]
Series:Economic research report (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; no. 10.
Subjects:
Rural development > United States.
Semiskilled labor > United States.
Wages > Skilled labor > United States.
Wages > Service industries > United States.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS97769
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Data and methods
  • Rural America and the prevalence of low-skill employment
  • Rural low-skill employment declines outpace the nation's
  • Structural factors driving rural low-skill employment trends in the 1990s
  • How rural low-skill change in the 1990s compares with the 1980s
  • Implications of low skill employment trends for rural workers
  • Conclusions