Abstract
This article examines changes in the U. S. South after the Sunbelt phenomenon in terms of economy, population, city, and life. The U. S. South experienced an economic growth and population increase since the 1960 's and was promised to attain a high growth. In the South, manufacturing grew, employment in manufacturing increased, and inflow of people from outside the region continued to increase, as if the region received plentiful sunshine. Most of the South's attractiveness to manufacturing came from low wages, and low rates of unionization. However, in the recent decade many firms have departed the South to establish operations abroad due to the loss of relative advantage of low wages. With the increase in income and population, the service sector in the South expanded in metropolitan areas. Furthermore, the inflow of retired persons and the development of retirement communities have brought about the increase in employment in the health and social assistance sector. As a result, employment structure in the South changed.
