@article{Miller:302493, recid = {302493}, author = {Miller, Cristina }, title = {Rural Healthcare Facilities Had Modest Job Growth, but No Measurable Employment Impact on Other Sectors}, journal = {Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America}, address = {2018-02-05}, number = {1490-2020-624}, month = {Feb}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Rural inpatient healthcare facilities—including hospitals and nursing care facilities—may improve the health and economic well-being of local communities. Between 2007 and 2010, rural inpatient healthcare jobs increased by 26,000 (2.3%). Rural inpatient healthcare accounted for 7.6% of total rural wage and salary employment in 2001 (over 1.1 million jobs) and grew to 8.1% by 2015.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/302493}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.302493}, }