Employment Stability and the Role of Sectoral Dominance in Rural Economies
分析美国犹他州农村县不同就业基础下的就业动态，探讨以特定就业部门为目标的农村经济发展策略可能带来的影响，尤其关注旅游和退休社区相关的贸易与服务部门的扩张。
Abstract Rural development has received renewed attention, particularly in the West, where there are opportunities for enhancing tourism in communities once reliant on extractive resources. The historical focus of rural development has been on economic growth, with little concern about the sustainability or socioeconomic impacts of such growth. This study analyzes and discusses the employment dynamics of rural economies with varying employment bases to illustrate some possible impacts of targeting specific employment sectors as part of a rural economic development strategy. The empirical research focuses on the rural counties of Utah, where the trade and service sectors associated with increased tourism and retirement communities have been rapidly expanding throughout the past two decades.