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Adjustment to Job Loss in Britain's Major Cities

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  • Ivan Turok

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BAILEY N. and TUROK I. (2000) Adjustment to job loss in Britain's major cities, Reg. Studies 34, 631-653. This paper examines the labour market consequences of severe employment decline in Britain's major cities between 1981 and 1991, using labour market accounts. Significant adjustment to employment change occurred through out-migration and commuting, but unemployment in cities also rose, although much of it was recorded as inactivity. On average, women were less able to adjust through out-migration or commuting than men, while women in lower skilled jobs showed much less adjustment than those in professional or managerial occupations. This suggests that the creation of employment opportunities for less skilled occupations brings far greater direct benefits to the resident population of major cities than the creation of professional or managerial employment. BAILEY N. et TUROK I. (2000) Ajuster �la suppression d'emplois dans les grandes villes de Grande-Bretagne, Reg. Studies 34, 631-653. A partir des chiffres comptabilis�s, cet article cherch�aexaminer les retomb�es sur le march�du travail de la suppression massive de l'emploi dans les grandes villes de Grande-Bretagne entre 1981 et 1991. Un ajustement non-n�gligeabl�a la variation de l'emploi avait lieu par moyen des sorties et des trajets quotidiens. Toujours est-il que le nombre des chômeurs dans les grandes villes �tait �la hausse, quoique l'on les comptabilise pour la plupart comme inactifs. En moyenne, l'adaptation par la sortie ou par les trajets quotidiens s'av�rait plus probl�matique pour les femmes que pour les hommes, alors que les femmes qui occupaient des emplois moins qualifi�s s'adaptaient moins que les femmes cadres ou professionnelles. Cela laisse supposer que la cr�ation d'emplois en faveur des moins qualifi�s apport�ala population des grandes villes des avantages qui d�passent de loin ceux qui proviennent de la cr�ation d'emplois pour les cadres ou les professionnels. BAILEY N. und TUROK I. (2000) Anpassung an Arbeitsplatzverluste in den bedeutenderen St�dten Großbritanniens, Reg. Studies 34, 631-653. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht Konsequenzen des starken R�ckgangs der Erwerbst�tigkeit in den bedeutenderen St�dten Großbritanniens im Zeitraum 1981-1991, wobei er sich auf Berichte des Arbeitsmarktes st�tzt. Wesentliche Anpassungen an die Ver�nderungen im Erwerbswesen werden durch Auswanderung und Pendelverkehr bew�ltigt, doch Arbeitslosigkeit in St�dten stieg trotzdem an, obschon ein Großteil davon unter Unt�tigkeit aufgef�hrt wurde. Im Durchschnitt fiel es Frauen schwerer als M�nnern sich durch Auswanderung oder mittels Pendelverkehr anzupassen, wobei Frauen in Berufen mit geringen Qualifikationen sich weniger gut anpassen konnten als solche in gehobenen und leitenden Stelßungen. Die deutet darauf hin, daß die Schaffung von Erwerbsm�glichkeiten f�r Personen mit geringen Qualifikakationen weitaus vorteilhafter f�r die in Großst�dten ans�ssige Bev�lkerung ist als die Schaffung gehobener und leitender Stellungen.

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  • Nick Bailey & Ivan Turok, 2000. "Adjustment to Job Loss in Britain's Major Cities," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(7), pages 631-653, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:34:y:2000:i:7:p:631-653
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400050178438
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