THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURES OF NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES∗

∗The research on which this article was based was supported by the Graduate College Research Board of the University of Illinois. The assistance of J. Ronald Eyton in writing the computer programs for processing the data is gratefully acknowledged.

ABSTRACT

The employment structures of nonmetropolitan, urban-centered counties in the 1960s provided the base for their rapid growth in the 1970s. Economic base analysis, using the minimum requirements technique, shows the importance of manufacturing as a basic activity in these counties. Marked regional differences are best illustrated at the census division level. Both employment multipliers and minima proved to be relatively stable.

Notes

∗The research on which this article was based was supported by the Graduate College Research Board of the University of Illinois. The assistance of J. Ronald Eyton in writing the computer programs for processing the data is gratefully acknowledged.