This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report "Rural America at a Glance, 2016 Edition", EIB-162, published in November 2016. The content and context of these files is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect the current ERS program of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: www.ers.usda.gov. Any reuse of these images should include attribution to "Economic Research Service/USDA."

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File name		Description
(Fig-01.png)		Figure 1 - Rural employment has grown slowly in recent years while rural population has declined slightly
(Fig-02.png)		Figure 2 - Labor force participation declined during and after the Great Recession but has recently risen in rural areas
(Fig-03.png)		Figure 3 - Median earnings rose in both rural and urban areas in 2015
(Fig-04.png)		Figure 4 - Poverty rate in 2015 marked greatest decline since the Great Recession as unemployment continued to fall
(Fig-05.png)		Figure 5 - Producer services play a larger role in the labor market in urban areas, 2014
(Fig-06.png)		Figure 6 - Rural median earnings are highest in mining and manufacturing
(Fig-07.png)		Figure 7 - Rural counties vary in their economic structure with marked regional differences
(Fig-08.png)		Figure 8 - Rural recreation county population grew in the early 2000s but leveled off after the Great Recession
(Fig-09.png)		Figure 9 - Rural median household incomes were highest in recreation counties
(Fig-10.png)		Figure 10 - Rural poverty rates are highest in government-dependent and nonspecialized counties