FACTORS AFFECTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF URBAN AND RURAL YOUTH ARE BECOMING SIMILAR IN NATURE. BETTER EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED FOR BOTH GROUPS. NON-CAUCASIANS UNSKILLED LABOR, AND PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE ARE THE GROUPS WITH THE HIGHEST RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT. INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS NEED THE COOPERATION OF GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY. THIS PAPER WAS PREPARED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEMS OF RURAL YOUTH IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT (SEPTEMBER 1963). (JS)