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Labor Force Mobility in the United States: Migration, Unemployment, and Remigration

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  • Henry W. Herzog Jr.

    (Department of Economics, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 USA)

  • Alan M. Schlottmann

    (Department of Economics, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 USA)

Abstract

This study examines the relationships between pre-and post-move unemployment and interstate migration of the United States labor force for the period 1965 to 1970. Multivariate analyses are conducted for several large occupation groups. The results indicate a strong link between unemployment and migration. Unemployment increases migration possibilities for each large occupation group considered. Substantial post-move unemployment exists, but there is a significant link between migration and such unemployment only for blue-collar workers who are repeat migrants.

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  • Henry W. Herzog Jr. & Alan M. Schlottmann, 1984. "Labor Force Mobility in the United States: Migration, Unemployment, and Remigration," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 9(1), pages 43-58, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inrsre:v:9:y:1984:i:1:p:43-58
    DOI: 10.1177/016001768400900102
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