The purpose of this paper is to review recent trends in the rural and/or nonmetropolitan population and to indicate some of the linkages and implications for national population policy. The vast rural to urban migration of the last generation was necessary and rational, since most migrants believed they benefitted by moving. Although much of the…

This report presents population estimates for July 1, 1974, and provisional estimates for July 1, 1975, for all counties and county equivalents in the United States, by state. Estimates are also shown for standard metropolitan statistical areas, New England county metropolitan areas, and 13 standard consolidated statistical areas. The estimates,…

Because migration trends in the West and their consequences have sometimes served as indicators of what other regions can expect, it is important that such trends and effects be monitored and analyzed. This bulletin describes patterns of migration, assesses individual and family and social considerations in western migration, and discusses policy…

This report addresses the extent to which graduates of Indiana's colleges and universities remain in Indiana, as opposed to moving to another state. Using public institution data from the Commission's Student Information System (SIS) and Driver's License data from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), staff tracked the 1990-91 degree recipients to…

The report details the implications of mobility for manpower planning, traces the impact of mobility on planning for the training and development of skilled manpower, and summarizes the factors influencing labor mobility drawn from a review of the relevant literature. The first section introduces the problem, summarizes factors affecting labor…