USDA’s “Rural America at a Glance” report gives insight into employment trends in rural areas of the United States. USDA research economist Tracey Farrigan says from 2023-2024 employment in rural areas grew at a rate of about .6%. She says this was a continuation of a trend of employment growth with recovery of jobs following the pandemic. Farrigan says the period from 2020-2023 saw a steep growth of employment but adds that the .6% growth from 2023-2024 was in line with expectations.
Farrigan also provides the employment growth trends from the USDA’s “Rural America at a Glance” report.
Tracey Farrigan of the USDA’s Economic Research Service also discusses rural industries and their employment growth or decline found in the report.
That was Tracey Farrigan of the USDA’s Economic Research Service.
