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Human Capital and Labor Turnover in Manufacturing Industries: The Case of a Relatively Undeveloped Region in Southeast Ohio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Emmanuel T. Acquah  and
Leroy J. Hushak
Emmanuel T. Acquah
Affiliation:
Bureau of Economic Research and Development, Virginia State College
Leroy J. Hushak
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University and The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
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Since 1970, increased attention has been devoted to examining the development potential of rural areas. Among the contributing factors are the reversal of population migration trends which began about 1970, the increasing dispersion of manufacturing activities, and the congestion and population losses of central urban cities. This study, as part of Title V research in Ohio, is an examination of labor force behavior in manufacturing. Although manufacturing employment has declined in relation to total employment in the region, the manufacturing sector has been and continues to be one of the major sources of income and employment. The characteristics and behavior of labor in this region are expected to be similar to those of many other rural areas in the United States, particularly areas of the Appalachian region.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , December 1978 , pp. 171 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1978

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