Employment in Small Towns Microbusinesses, Part-Time Work, and Lack of Benefits Characterize Iowa Firms

Terry L. Besser

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1998, vol. 13, issue 2

Abstract: As a whole, smalltown Iowa businesses employ more part-time than full-time employees and are less likely to provide benefits than are small businesses in general. Benefits are significantly lower for part-time employees. However, type and size of business vary greatly. Roughly half of the employment opportunities represented by smalltown Iowa businesses are in firms with fewer than 20 employees.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289773

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