Spotlight: maquiladora employment: new data confirm pickup in Juarez factory jobs

Jesus Cañas and Roberto Coronado

Southwest Economy, 2010, issue Q2, No 2, 14

Abstract: For decades, Mexico's maquiladoras have been a major growth engine in the Rio Grande region, and monthly reports on the industry's employment, wages and production were key barometers for the border region's economy. ; We developed a model to estimate Juarez's monthly maquiladora employment. This model will continue to be a timely indicator of El Paso-Jurez area manufacturing activity, given its track record and Mexico's two-month lag in reporting IMMEX (Maquiladora Manufacturing Industry and Export Services), data.

Keywords: Mexico; Mexican-American Border Region - Economic conditions; Economic indicators; Employment; Maquiladora (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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