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Assessment of Employment and Unemployment Statistics for Nonmetropolitan Areas

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  • Nilsen, Sigurd R.

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Low levels of data reliability, inadequate economic concepts, and metro-nonmetro differences in economic structure result in labor force statistics that frequently portray conditions in nonmetro areas to be better than they actually are. Unemployment statistics are used to allocate billions of Federal dollars to State and local governments for economic development, manpower, and other programs, so inaccurate statistics can result in an underallocation of funds to nonmetro areas. This report examines some of the factors that contribute to this problem, focusing specifically on those affecting labor force statistics.

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  • Nilsen, Sigurd R., 1979. "Assessment of Employment and Unemployment Statistics for Nonmetropolitan Areas," Rural Development Research Reports 333659, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ersrdr:333659
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333659
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    1. Sar A. Levitan & Robert Taggart, 1974. "Employment and Earnings Inadequacy: A New Social Indicator," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(6), pages 22-29, January.
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    1. Schaub, James D., 1981. "The Nonmetro Labor Force in the Seventies," Rural Development Research Reports 333782, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Daberkow, Stan G. & Bluestone, Herman, 1984. "Patterns of Change in the Metro and Nonmetro Labor Force, 1976-82," Rural Development Research Reports 333920, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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