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Gallardo's Daily Yonder articles
Roberto Gallardo, SRDC research associate, contributes data-driven articles a leading rural news website, the Daily Yonder. These reports highlight emerging issues in rural America and provide timely information for Extension educators, social science researchers, and key decision makers.
Find articles at http://www.dailyyonder.com/.
2011 Articles
The Economic Impact of Social Security – Dec. 19, 2011
Rural Unemployment Heads Downward – Dec. 8, 2011
The Geography of Disability -- Nov. 30, 2011
Impact of Social Security, State by State -- Nov. 15, 2011
The Rural Counties Most Dependent on Social Security -- Nov. 3, 2011
Rural Counties More Dependent on Social Security – Oct. 31, 2011
March Unemployment Continues Falling – May 2, 2011
Inequality Rising in Rural and Urban America – April 21, 2011
The Broadband Speed Divide – April 18, 2011
Rural Unemployment Creeps Up – March 2, 2011
Exurban Unemployment: A Switch -- Feb. 9, 2011
Rural Unemployment Jumps – Jan. 31, 2011
2010 Articles
Two-Thirds of Rural America See Job Gains Since '09 -- December 28, 2010
U2: The Real Unemployment Rate -- December 16, 2010
Rural Leads in Economic Recovery -- November 29, 2010
The Recession Turns -- November 1, 2010
The B.A. Divide -- October 22, 2010
Cost of Recession: 1.2 Million Rural Jobs -- September 15, 2010
Are There Jobs? It Depends -- September 7, 2010
Rural Job Picture Finally Better Than '09 -- August 17, 2010
Health Insurance: Location, Location... -- August 4, 2010
Unemployment Dips in May -- July 27, 2010
Rural America in the 2000s: Age -- July 21, 2010
Rural America in the 2000s: Population -- July 14, 2010
Rates Drop, but Unemployment Still Widespread -- June 9, 2010
Rural Counties Gain Jobs in March -- May 12, 2010
Rural Counties Gain Jobs -- April 21, 2010
Census Response: Politics, Place, Poverty -- April 8, 2010
Rural Unemployment Soars in January -- March 31, 2010
A Reason for Higher Rural Unemployment Education -- March 3, 2010
Unemployment Continues Rising in Central California -- February 9, 2010
Auto Manufacturing Areas Suffer Largest Job Losses -- February 1, 2010