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Structure and Trends of Rural Employment: Canada in the Context of OECD Countries

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  • Cunningham, Ron
  • Bollman, Ray D.

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In 1991, 33 percent of Canada's population lived in predominantly rural regions. Employment growth in rural regions averaged 1.3 percent per year over the 1980s, ranking fourth among OECD countries. In 1991, only 11 percent of the rural workforce in Canada were working in agriculture, forestry or fishing. Within rural regions, employment growth was highest in rural areas adjacent to metropolitan centres. Business services was the fastest growing sector in all types of regions, but rural regions received only a minor boost due to the relatively low share of their workforce in business services. On average, rural areas showed less growth - however, within rural areas, there were regions that showed more growth than urban regions. Rurality does not necessarily imply slow employment growth.

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  • Cunningham, Ron & Bollman, Ray D., 1996. "Structure and Trends of Rural Employment: Canada in the Context of OECD Countries," Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series 28049, Statistics Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:scarwp:28049
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28049
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    1. Ray D. Bollman & A. M. Fulle & Philip Ehrensaft, 1992. "Rural Jobs:Trends and Opportunities," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 40(4), pages 605-622, December.
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