Macroeconomic Impacts on Nonmetro Unemployment: Preliminary Research

摘要

The report presents preliminary research on the connection of macroeconomic conditions to the nonmetro unemployment rate. The analysis presented is part of an exploratory research effort to understand the macroeconomic linkages to the rural sector, including the differing influences of the national economy on the rural sector versus those on the urban sector. The report develops and discusses a model of the nonmetro unemployment rate, and analyzes regional sectors and county type within the nonmetro aggregate. It also analyzes the differing impact of changes in macroeconomic conditions on nonmetro areas, compared with the impact on metro areas.