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Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Relative to metro growth, nonmetropolitan employment growth was 0.7-1.0 percent lower in the 1970s and 1980s than expected based on eight labor force and labor market variables. Discrepancies between actual and expected growth increased in more rural counties, suggesting the importance of the spatial dimension of rurality. (SV)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Labor Market
Gibbs, Robert M.; Parker, Timothy S. – Rural America, 2002
The average weekly earnings of nonmetro wage and salary workers continued to rise through 2001, although the pace has ebbed slightly since 2000. Earnings have grown steadily among all major demographic groups, although less educated workers experienced smaller gains than college graduates. Gains for less-educated workers suggest that welfare…
Descriptors: Blacks, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison
Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1997
Current Population Survey data indicate that 7.2% of nonmetropolitan workers and 6.2% of metropolitan workers held two or more jobs concurrently in 1996. Multiple jobholding rates were highest in the lowest and highest earnings quintiles and for whites, college graduates, and ages 45-54. Teachers accounted for the largest number of nonmetro…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Income
Killian, Molly S.; Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1991
Analysis of effects of local educational levels on employment growth found that growth benefits of higher schooling levels during the 1970s were 14 times greater for metro than nonmetro commuting zones. During the 1980s, higher education levels did not significantly affect employment growth in metro or nonmetro zones; higher dropout rates were…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Dropout Rate, Economic Development, Educational Attainment
Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1993
Nonmetro educational attainment increased substantially between 1970 and 1990; however, nonmetro areas continued to lag metro in both high school and college completion rates. The metro-nonmetro gap in high school completion rates narrowed, whereas the gap in four-year college degree completion rates widened. Compares completion rates by region,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, College Graduates, Differences, Educational Attainment
Ghelfi, Linda M.; Parker, Timothy S. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1997
Nine county-level urban-influence categories were developed to enhance research on geographic differences in economic opportunities. Categories differ along many social and economic dimensions: population growth, educational attainment, employment growth, earnings, presence of institutions of higher learning, and hospital and physician supply.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Classification, College Graduates
