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Jobs Up in Rural Areas

With unemployment numbers falling, jobs are on the rise in some rural parts of the country.
14 July 2011 - 7:00am
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Rural Poverty Rising

Poverty is high and rising in rural areas across America. But there are also significant differences in the extent of that poverty, depending on the region.
28 December 2010 - 12:00pm
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Jobs on the Rise in Rural America

More than two-thirds of rural areas in the United States have seen growth in jobs since 2009, according to this article from The Daily Yonder.
15 December 2010 - 2:00pm
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Pockets of Youth in Rural America

Most of rural America is getting older. But not all of it.
27 July 2010 - 6:00am
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Alternative Energy Booms in Rural Areas

The changing face of America's energy menu includes a variety of alternative sources, many of which are being developed in the country's rural areas.
24 June 2010 - 6:00am
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A Rural Future Beyond Agriculture

Development in rural America has long been a confounding problem. Increasing outmigration highlights the importance of finding new methods for economic development beyond agriculture.
31 May 2010 - 1:00pm
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Rethinking Rural Development

Silos and smokestacks are the way of the past for rural area development, according to economist Mark Drabenstott who offers a new idea for bringing economic activity to rural places.
19 April 2010 - 7:00am
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Rural America Still Leads Nation in Poverty

Despite gains in the 1990s, the last decade has seen jumps in poverty in rural areas, where rates continue to exceed the national average.
24 November 2009 - 12:00pm
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The Rural Recession

A new report from the Economic Research Service looks at how the economic recession is affecting rural areas. For the most part, things are a lot worse in America's nonmetro areas.
3 October 2009 - 11:00am
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Rural Suicides Far Exceed Urban Suicides

Suicide rates are on the rise in rural areas, according to a new study. Compared to urban areas, rural men are committing suicide 54% more often.
28 September 2009 - 9:00am
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New Power Grid Would Slice Through Rural Areas

Expanding America's power grid to connect wind and solar power plants to the urban areas they fuel will require thousands of miles of transmission lines. Most of it will be built in rural areas where locals are not likely to be very welcoming.
30 June 2009 - 1:00pm
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