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Rural commuting

By Spencer Harris, Alessandro Alasia and Ray D. Bollman

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  • Rural commuters are as dependent on rural-based jobs as they are on urban-based jobs.
  • The rural labour pool is not a major supplier of workers to urban-based jobs—only 4% of urban jobs are filled by rural residents. However, these urban-based jobs take 16% of the rural workforce.
  • Urban workers fill a small but sizeable share of rural-based jobs—about 7%. However, these rural-based jobs provide employment for only 1% of urban workers.