Strong Places

Strong Places
Place Distress and Job Growth: Are Recent Job Growth Trends Significantly More Favorable for Distressed Counties?
Timothy J. Bartik, Kathleen Bolter, and Kyle Huisman
Experts
Ben Damerow
Senior Director, Center for Workforce Innovation and Solutions
Iryna Lendel
Senior Director of Regional Economic and Community Development
Lee Adams
Director of Community Development
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Employers still struggle to attract and keep qualified workers, wage and benefits survey finds
Michael Horrigan