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<br />II <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />~~:.;: n?'i <br />() '..,' --' ,j .; ~. <br /> <br />Lubbock, Texas <br />Amari 11 0, Texas <br />Odessa, Texas <br />Mi dl and, Texas <br />Cl ovi s, New Mexi co <br />Hobbs, New Mexico <br /> <br />173,979 <br />149 230 <br /> <br />90,027 <br />70,525 <br />31,194 <br />28,794 <br /> <br />Although not located within the Ogallala Study area boundary, certain <br />other cities have been identified as being potentially affected by the events <br />taking place in the Region.* Populations for these cities in 1980 are <br />1 isted below: <br /> <br />Oklahoma City, Oklahoma <br />Tul sa, Okl ahoma <br />Omaha, Nebraska <br />Albuquerque, New Mexico <br />Kansas City, Kansas <br />Lincoln, Nebraska <br />Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />Employment <br /> <br />Historical Trends <br /> <br />403,213 <br />360,919 <br />311,681 <br />331,767 <br />448,159 <br />171,932 <br />491,396 <br /> <br />Total employment in the Ogallala Region increased by only 1.2% from <br />1960-1970, but jumped 27.4% from 1970-1980. In comparison to national <br />trends, employment in the region increased faster than U.S. employment <br />growth by over 9%. However, due to the regi on's slow growth duri ng the <br />1960s, employment during recent decades was greater in the Nation and in the <br />non-Ogallala portions of the six states. All states recorded higher levels <br />of employment from 1960-1970 in non-Ogall al a areas, often by significant <br />margins. <br /> <br />In the 1970's, the Ogallala portions of Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma <br />grew in employment faster than areas of the state outside the region. Major <br /> <br />* Interim Report: Six-State High Plains Aquifer Area Study, January 1979. <br />1-31 <br />