Comparative State Employment Growth: An Exploratory Investigation

Roger F. Riefler
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Roger F. Riefler: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Review of Regional Studies, 1995, vol. 25, issue 2, 187-205

Abstract: This paper uses the Mead/Ramsay version of shift/share analysis to investigate the comparative employment performance (80s vs. 70s) of the 50 states and D.C. State performance is ranked and compared with various measures of business climate, labor costs and trade sensitivity. The results are disappointing. More interesting results are derived when state policy measures are contrasted to improvement in state comparative advantage. These results, plus the geographic clustering of states improving their performance, suggest further research is warranted.

Date: 1995
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