Rural job growth continues to lag behind urban

Major metropolitan areas continue to experience faster job growth than rural, according to The Daily Yonder’s latest study.

Regulatory costs hinder affordable housing construction

Local regulatory costs and delays at times amount to nearly 50 percent of the cost to build a single-family home.

In rural philanthropy, residents can often best determine what their communities need

Charities and other funding organizations that help rural communities can often rely on the people who live there to let them know what’s needed in terms of infrastructure and rural development, according to recent reporting in The Daily Yonder.

Using history as a guide to address rural American challenges

Rural America has experienced significant disruptions in its labor force and population due in part to automation in its most vulnerable industries; but the solution to thriving America’s rural towns could be found in history.

Analysts see labor shortage in affordable multi-family housing construction

Construction workers are increasingly being drawn to build new single-family houses, leaving apartment projects across the country struggling to meet completion and budget deadlines, according to housing analysts.