Rural Displaced Workers Fare Poorly

Paul Swaim

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1990, vol. 06, issue 3

Abstract: Many workers, both rural and urban, were permanently laid off from their jobs between 1981 and 1986. Some found comparable jobs quickly, but others were jobless for 6 months or more, took a cut in pay to land a new job, or had to move away to find a new job. Overall, rural displaced workers fared more poorly than urban. Rural communities need to enhance the labor market flexibility of workers displaced by economic change.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310843

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