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Article: An analysis of regional employment growth, 1973-85. (U.S. regional employment statistics analyzed)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 1986
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An analysis of regional employment growth, 1973-85 Reference to the transfer of economic power from old industrial regions of the North to the South and West has become almost a cliche. The term "Sunbelt" is generally associated with population growth, economic prosperity, and a bright future, while "Snowbelt" connotes economic decline. How then do we reconcile these perceptions with the fact that New England, which a decade ago was rapidly losing population and jobs, presently has the lowest unemployment rate of any region; or that in late 1985, a considerable majority of the States in the West and South had jobless rates above the national average; or that, since the ...