Abstract
Global economic competition and other factors have cost rural America 1.5 million jobs in the past six years. This brief analyzes job displacement figures from around the country between 1997 and 2003. The loss of rural jobs was particularly large in the manufacturing sector, and the rate of loss was higher in the rural Northeast than in the rest of rural America. The key causes fueling the trend have been the push for cost savings through automation and cheaper labor overseas.
Publication Date
4-1-2006
Series
National Policy Brief No. 2
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Glasmeier, Amy and Salant, Priscilla, "Low-skill workers in rural America face permanent job loss" (2006). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 6.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/6
Rights
Copyright 2006. The Carsey Institute. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.7