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Change in manufacturing jobs in nonmetro low- and high-educated counties

Percent change in number of jobs

Bar chart with 2 groups with 2 items per group.

Group 1, 1980-1990.
Item 1, Low education (below the nonmetro median high school completion rate) 6.5.
Item 2, High education (above the nonmetro median high school completion rate) 3.1.
Group 2, 1990-2000.
Item 1, Low education (below the nonmetro median high school completion rate) -3.3.
Item 2, High education (above the nonmetro median high school completion rate) 8.7.

Source: Rural Education at a Glance, 2004.

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