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Title: The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market: Implications for Employment and Earnings

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: Between December 2007, when the U.S. housing and financial crises became the subject of daily news headlines, and July 2011, the civilian unemployment rate nearly doubled, to 9.1 percent from 5.0 percent, while the employment-to-population ratio dropped to 58.1 percent from 62.7 percent—the lowest level seen in more than 25 years. Job losses of this magnitude cause enormous harm to workers, families, and communities.1 For instance, a classic study by economists Lou Jacobson, Robert LaLonde, and Daniel Sullivan found that workers involuntary displaced by plant downsizings in Pennsylvania during the severe recession of the early 1980s suffered annual earnings

Url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227437438

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Authors: Autor, David

Periodical (Full): Community Investments

Issue: 2

Volume: 23

Pages: 11-41

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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