The Measurement of Employment Diversity For States and Regions

Authors

Edward Nissan, University of Southern MississippiFollow
George Carter, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2006

School

Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development

Abstract

This paper uses an index to measure the level of employment diversity at the state level of two periods spanning two decades. The index is based on aggregating employment at eight major sectors. The findings indicate a movement toward more specialization in the latter period (2000) as compared to an earlier period (1970s).

Publication Title

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volume

30

First Page

186

Last Page

197

Recommended Citation

Nissan, E., Carter, G. (2006). The Measurement of Employment Diversity For States and Regions. Journal of Economics and Finance, 30, 186-197.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21089