Distribution of Employment Growth in 10 Georgia Counties: A Case Study

James D. Schaub and Victor J. Oliveira

No 334178, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Rapid economic growth in a 10-county rural area in south Georgia during 1976-81 favored employment of whites, men, and inmigrants. They earned higher average weekly salaries than blacks, women, and long-term residents. This study of growth in a mixed manufacturing- and agricultural-based economy flows from a research project on the impacts of economic expansion in nonmetro economies with different industrial bases. The Georgia area's job growth was greatest in the trades and services sectors. Few businesses used public sector funds to start or expand their operations. Government employed 25 percent of the area's wage and salary workers.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 1985-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.334178

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