The Southern Economy Is Falling Behind The Rest Of The US After Spending A Century Trying To Catch Up

The South has long been the poorest region of the United States due to its dependence on agriculture.

By 2009, the South largely caught up with the rest of the country after legislation was enacted to attract manufacturing jobs.

The divide between the urban and rural areas is becoming more prominent. The southern U.S. has long-held the title of America’s poorest region, and despite nearly catching up to the rest of the country, the region is once again experiencing an economic divergence.States in the American South have achieved the highest unemployment rate and the slowest growth […]

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