Geographic concentration of trade-sensitive employment (EXCERPT) Monthly Labor Review Online, June 1993

Geographic concentration of trade-sensitive employment

Robert C. Shelburne and Robert W. Bednarzik
Senior Economists, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor

Manufacturing industries that are greatly involved in international trade are more geographically concentrated than those that are not, with export-sensitive industries generally located in different regions than import-sensitive industries. Trade-related displacements are also geographically concentrated. This article provides estimates of geographic clustering by industrial sector and shows how certain industry characteristics are related to geographic concentration.

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