Employment Changes in the Flue-Cured Tobacco Area, 1960-70

摘要

This study describes employment changes in the flue-cured tobacco area between 1960 and 1970, based on the latest Population Census figures available. The region is composed of 45 multicounty districts in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. Employment in production of flue-cured tobacco declined sharply, dropping by 41 percent between 1965 and 1972. Between 1960 and 1970 the area's agricultural employment was cut in half, while employment in nonfarm sectors grew 30.5 percent. Farm employment dropped and nonfarm employment rose in all districts of the area.