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Private-Sector Employment in Appalachia

          These state-level reports offer a glimpse at private-sector employment throughout the Appalachian Region. Each report, focusing on the Appalachian portions of the states, includes employment data for 91 industries, allowing readers to see which industries account for the largest percentages of total employment. The reports also include variables measuring recent...
    
    
    
    
          ReportEconomic Structure in Appalachia’s Metro Regions

          This research identifies industries that might be further developed to strengthen industrial clusters—and support overall economic development—in each of the micro- and metropolitan areas wholly within the Appalachian Region. Overview  Regional Overview and Methodology  Supplements  How to Use Findings from...
    
    
    
    
          ReportA Shift-Share Analysis of the Appalachian Region

          This exploratory analysis examines industry-specific employment trends across Appalachia and identifies the industries that may have a locational advantage in each of Appalachia’s 420 counties. Findings may prove useful in devising regional economic development strategies.  Appalachian Region  ARC Overview  Appalachian States...
    
    
    
    
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    Extending Our Welcome: Trends and Strategies for Tourism in Appalachia

          Extending our Welcome uses qualitative and quantitative research to assess the history of tourism in Appalachia and make recommendations for communities looking to employ it as an economic strategy. The report also provides 12 community and establishment profiles from eight Appalachian states as a source of best practices. Though...
    
    
    
    
          ReportIndustrial Make-Up of the Appalachian Region: Employment and Earnings, 2002-2017

          This report looks at the industrial make-up of employment and earnings in the Appalachian Region compared to the United States as a whole, differences found within the Region, and recent changes that have taken place.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHandbook: Assessing Local Economic Development Opportunities with ARC-LEAP, Appalachian Regional Commission Local Economic Assessment Package

          The ARC-LEAP model serves to three related purposes, each aimed at helping practitioners identify target industries for economic development.
    
    
    
    
          ReportARC-LEAP User Instructions for the Appalachian Regional Commission Local Economic Assessment Package

          User Instructions for the Appalachian Regional Commission's Local Economic Assessment Package...
    
    
    
    
          ReportFoundation Funding in the Appalachian Region in the 1990s: Patterns, Trends, and Prospects

          Funding from all types of private foundations is examined in this report, which shows how the Appalachian Region compares with the rest of the nation in obtaining foundation grants.
    
    
    
    
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