Rural Jobs from Rural Public Works, A Report of Research Findings. Rural Employment Outreach Project

摘要

The report describes the research inferences of a four-year experimental and demonstration project designed to increase the number of local, minority and/or economically disadvantaged persons employed on federally-financed construction projects in rural areas. Activities centered on six rural construction projects: the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project in Alabama and Mississippi, and Red River Waterway Project in Louisiana, the Ouachita-Black Waterway Project in Arkansas and Louisiana, the Richard B. Russell Dam Project in Georgia and South Carolina, and the Choke Canyon Dam in Texas. The report examines the effectiveness of rural afirmative action policies and recruitmet and training programs for the employment of minority, female, and/or economically disadvantaged persons living near the six rural construction projects.