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Spatial variations in the unemployment rate: a case study of North West England

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Jim Taylor
Steven Bradley

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Taylor J. and Bradley S. (1983) Spatial variations in the unemployment rate: a case study of North West England, Reg. Studies 17, 113--124. This paper extends earlier work on the categorization of unemployment by exploring the reasons for spatial variations in cyclical unemployment and non-cyclical unemployment. Regression analysis is used to divide total unemployment into a cyclical category and a non-cyclical category in twenty-eight Travel-to-Work Areas in North West England during 1969--80. The spatial patterns of these two categories of unemployment are examined and an attemptis made to explain them. The main conclusions are: that spatial variations in the unemployment rate have been severely exacerbated by national recessions; that the spatial patterns of cyclical unemployment and non-cyclical unemployment are not random; and that there is considerable scope for public policy in rectifying the persistent structural weaknesses in certain groups of Travel-to-Work Areas in the NW region.

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Volume (Year): 17 (1983)
Issue (Month): 2 (April)
Pages: 113-124
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Keywords: Cyclical unemployment; Travel-to-Work Areas; Regional unemployment; Non-cyclical unemployment; Geographical contiguity--unemployment rates;

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  1. Thirlwall, A P, 1969. "Types of Unemployment: With Special Reference to 'Non Demand-Deficient' Unemployment in Great Britain," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 16(1), pages 20-49, February.
  2. Thirlwall, A P, 1974. "Types of Unemployment in the Regions of Great Britain," The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 42(4), pages 325-39, December.
  3. Elias, D Peter B, 1979. "Regional Unemployment Elasticities: Migration or Registration?," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 26(1), pages 103-06, February.
  4. Gordon, Ian, 1979. "Regional Unemployment Elasticities: The Neglected Role of Migration," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 26(1), pages 97-101, February.
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  1. Jens Südekum, 2003. "Increasing Returns and Spatial Unemployment Disparities," Departmental Discussion Papers 117, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. David Gray, 2004. "Persistent Regional Unemployment Differentials Revisited," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 38(2), pages 167-176, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. David Forrest & Barry Naisbitt, 1988. "The Sensitivity of Regional Unemployment Rates to the National Trade Cycle ," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 22(2), pages 149-153, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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