Local Labor Market Conditions and the Jobless Poor: How Much Does Local Job Growth Help in Rural Areas?

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 503-518

  Davis, Elizabeth E ^a   Connolly, Laura S ^b   Weber, Bruce A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Local labor markets; Rural labor markets; Rural poverty; Unemployment; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

OREGONIA;

EID: 1242333228     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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