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What effect has the “big!
>oom," which celebrated itfej ifth birthday this year, had' jn the average Rappahannock] County resident? How muchj setter off is he than he was] in 1960? " j Such an appraisal, at thdi local level, was suggested by i study called “Americans at vlid-Decade," released re:ently by the Census Bureau.; It mirrors the changes that: lave taken place in the social, ind economic lives of the, seople over the five-year! seriod.
Since 1960, it shows, the lation’s work force has in:reased, the proportion un:mplpyed has dropped, the
become younger.
Also, great movements of people from state to state have taken place, incomes have gone up, consumer spending has increased and living conditions, in general, have improved.
Just how Rappahannock County fared during the halfdecade is brought out in data compiled by the Labor Department, the Department of Commerce and other agencies. They show that its growth rate has been substantial. In terms of income, considerable gains over 1960 were reported. After-tax earnings in the local area amounted to
87.7%