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The Upskilling of Appalachia: Earnings and the Improvement of Skill Levels, 1960 — 2000

          This report examines the improvement of Appalachia’s economic fortunes relative to those in rest of the country since 1960—particularly among men and women of prime working age (ages 25 to 64).
    
    
    
    
          ReportSources of Regional Growth in Non-Metro Appalachia

          The Sources of Growth project is part of a series of research efforts funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission to improve understanding of factors affecting economic growth in rural and distressed areas.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDisplacement in Appalachia and the Non-Appalachian United States, 1993-2003: Findings Based on Five Displaced Worker Surveys

          This report looks at worker displacement in the Appalachian Region during the past decade.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDefining Subregions in Appalachia: Are There Better Alternatives?

          This report addresses the question of whether the current configuration of the Appalachian subregions still provide an accurate reflection of areas that are relatively homogenous in their economic status and development.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEmerging Patterns of Population Redistribution and Migration in Appalachia

          This report examines recent changes in patterns of Appalachian population change and migration.
    
    
    
    
          ReportChanging Patterns of Poverty and Spatial Inequality in Appalachia

          This report addresses the extent of socioeconomic inequality and poverty in Appalachia during the economic boom period of the 1990s.
    
    
    
    
          ReportPopulation Growth and Distribution in Appalachia: New Realities

          Using data from the decennial census and selected other sources, this report examines Appalachia's population trends between 1990 and 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportUnderemployment in Appalachia and the Rest of the United States

          This data brief contains estimates of underemployment in Appalachia by state and by demographic group for each year from 1996 to 2004. These estimates are derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS).
    
    
    
    
          ReportA “New Diversity”: Race and Ethnicity in the Appalachian Region

          This report looks at the post–1990 racial and ethnic diversity of Appalachia.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Aging of Appalachia

          This report uses data from Census 2000 to show how and why the age structure of the Appalachian population differs from the national average and varies within the Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHouseholds and Families

          This report analyzes trends in household and family structure in Appalachia from 1990 to 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHousing and Commuting Patterns in Appalachia

          This report analyzes trends in housing characteristics and commuting patterns in Appalachia from 1990 to 2000.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachia at the Millennium: An Overview of Results from Census 2000

          Using data from the decennial census, this report provides a demographic, economic, and social portrait in the 410-county Appalachian Region at the dawn of the 21st century.
    
    
    
    
          ReportManufacturing Wage Inequality in the Appalachian Region: 1963–1992

          This study examines the inequality in manufacturing pay between manufacturing plants within states and counties of the United States, and compares them to Appalachia.
    
    
    
    
          ReportRecent Trends in Poverty in the Appalachian Region: The Implications of the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates on the ARC Distressed Counties Designation

          Recent poverty trends for Appalachia are examined in this report, which looks at how the use of the Census Bureau's annual Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) would affect ARC's distressed county designations.
    
    
    
    
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