Rural Counties Added 300,000 Jobs in 2011
[imgbelt img=Nov2011UER528.jpg]The unemployment rate in rural America dropped to its lowest level since December of 2008, as rural counties continued to add jobs. Job growth was particularly strong in the Southeast.
[imgcontainer] [img:Nov2011UER528.jpg] [source]Daily Yonder and Bureau of Labor Statistics
This map shows the change in jobs in rural counties between November 2011 and November 2010. Click on the map to see a larger version.