NCRS - The Changing Midwest Assessment

In monitoring changes in the "social" landscape of the seven states that make up the North Central Region, we considered changes in population, housing, and personal income.

In an attempt to create a vivid picture of how the economy of the Region has changed, we examined what some have referred to as the "frontier" economy and the "conservation" economy. In particular, we mapped change in personal income derived from "Lumber and Wood Products" (frontier economy) and "Amusement and Recreation" (Conservation economy), which are classes of jobs within the "Manufacturing" and "Service" sectors, as defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

This slide show consists of a series of maps that depict change in personal income attributable to "Amusement and Recreation." Data were retrieved from the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis at www.bea.doc.gov