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There are two major problems in assessing the impact of the current recession in rural areas. First, the levels of unemployment recorded for rural areas, such as those in Table 6, are doubtless understated relative to the capital cities, though to what extent is unknown. To start with, the rural workforce has a higher proportion of employers and self-employed persons who are less likely to register for unemployment benefits – or will do so more slowly – than wage-earning or salaried workers. This reflects the stigma of receiving unemployment benefit felt by traditionally independent people who believe in the work ethic and not being a burden on the state. Rural workers are also more likely than their city cousins to drop out of the workforce, discouraged by the manifest lack of job prospects in often narrowly based economies, or because there is some prospect of self-sufficiency in a low-cost living environment.
There are two major problems in assessing the impact of the current recession in rural areas. First, the levels of unemployment recorded for rural areas, such as those in Table 6, are doubtless understated relative to the capital cities, though to what extent is unknown. To start with, the rural workforce has a higher proportion of employers and self-employed persons who are less likely to register for unemployment benefits – or will do so more slowly – than wage-earning or salaried workers. This reflects the stigma of receiving unemployment benefit felt by traditionally independent people who believe in the work ethic and not being a burden on the state. Rural workers are also more likely than their city cousins to drop out of the workforce, discouraged by the manifest lack of job prospects in often narrowly based economies, or because there is some prospect of self-sufficiency in a low-cost living environment.
Impacts on Rural Australia
Sorensen, Tony (author)
Urban Policy and Research ; 9 ; 178-179
1991-09-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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Time, terrain and trust: Impacts of rurality on case management in rural Australia
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