Metro areas across the country experienced job growth during the past year, especially those with more than one million people. Meanwhile rural counties saw only 8 percent growth, according to The Daily Yonder.

In rural counties, job growth occurred at half the rate as the rest of the nation–more than 60 percent of the new jobs created from July 2018 to July 2019 were concentrated in the largest metro areas.

Hawaii’s rural areas experienced the highest rate of decline. In California, Fresno, Tulare, San Bernardino and Merced counties, all of which are considered metro, gained jobs. Northern California, eastern and central Oregon, Nevada and Wyoming all experienced rural job losses during the year. About half of rural counties lost jobs, while only 20 percent of urban counties did the same.

To learn more and view the interactive map, go here:  https://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-adds-jobs-at-half-the-rate-of-metro/2019/09/05/