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November 1996

A decade of economic change and population shifts in U.S. regions

William G. Deming

Regional 'fortunes,' as measured by employment and population growth, shifted during the 1983-95 period, as the economy restructured, workers migrated, and persons immigrated to the United States. This article examines the economic fortunes of the individual States between 1983 and 1995.

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