The Shrinking Rural Workforce: Jobs Increase, but Number of Workers Declines

Reports on changes in the overall rural workforce from October 2020 to October 2021, offering a county-level map representing employment in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Notes that the rate of rural job increase has slowed to .7%, which is less than 1/4 the national average increase, and that only 1 in 10 rural counties exceeded the national average for job gains. Also points out a decrease in rural workers over the year.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news