employment and earnings of various demographic groups during the 1980s. Results show that, although earnings and employment … impacts on the earnings and employment of these demographic groups. We also find that popu- lation shifts across areas … importantly to relatively greater deterioration of employment and earnings of these groups in declining areas during the 1980s …

This paper analyzes the effects of demand shifts within and between local labor markets on unemployment and employment … between-industry and within-industry components. Some firm-level evidence on job applicants, training and wage and employment … large fractions of the observed variation in unemployment and employment rate levels and changes across markets. Within …