The report states: "Between the first halves of 2012 and 2013, the number of employed people grew in 41 percent of non-metro counties (803 of 1,976) and fell or was unchanged in the remaining 59 percent (1,173 counties). Nonmetro employment losses were especially large in Arkansas (down 4.1 percent) and in Illinois and Arizona (down 1.8 percent each). Nonmetro employment gains were more common in the Northern Plains, led by North Dakota (up 4.9 percent), and in the Southwest, led by Colorado (up 2.4 percent)." Overall, unemployment rates were 7.8 percent in non-metro areas, which is down from 10 percent in 2010. The rate is 7.5 percent in metro areas. (ERS graphic: Employment growth)
Salaries are also much lower in non-metro areas, the report states. "In 2012, median annualized weekly earnings for wage and salary workers who held full-time employment (or held a part-time job but desired full-time work) were $32,000 in non-metro areas—about 20 percent lower than in metro areas ($38,500). This disparity was more pronounced at the upper end of the earnings distribution, with the 95th percentile earning 27 percent less in non-metro areas ($91,000 versus $125,000 in metro areas). In contrast, the difference between non-metro and metro earnings was only 9 percent for the bottom 5th percentile of earners ($10,400 versus $11,300)." To read the report click here. (ERS graphic: Non-metro vs. metro salaries)
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