2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This paper examines how different groups fit into the Los Angeles
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economy. We systematically analyze change in the employment patterns in
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20 different sectors for 1970, 1980, and 1990 for the three largest
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native-born ethnic groups (Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics) and
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the two largest foreign-born subpopulations (Hispanics and Asians).
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Given the size of the foreign-born population in Los Angeles and their
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concentration in low-wage jobs, we pay particular attention to shifts in
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the sectoral allocation of working immigrants and native-born Blacks and
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Hispanics. Our application of shift-share analysis to decompose
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employment change by sector by ethnic group reveals that in the
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expanding Los Angeles job market of the 1970s and 1980s, immigrants
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experienced major job gains-both relatively and absolutely. Native-born
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Whites gained absolutely in several sectors, but at a rate below that of
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growth in total employment, and thus became a proportionately smaller
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fraction of the work force. African Americans experienced complex
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labor-market outcomes. We show that the African American labor force
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grew faster than total regional employment in the 1970s, and that they
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held labor-market comparative advantage in several important sectors. In
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the 1980s, this position switched to one of comparative disadvantage
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throughout most of the economy as native Black employment grew more
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slowly than the region''s total labor force. Native-barn Hispanics also
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lost labor-market comparative advantage as their employment growth also
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dipped below the regional growth rate in the 1980s. The results suggest
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that both nativity and ethnicity are important elements in the
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intraurban division of labor in Los Angeles and that the articulation of
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these elements may be shifting in response to persistent immigration.
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These outcomes have relevance to the important debates on urban
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restructuring, the so-called urban underclass, and immigration policy.'
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affiliation: 'Wright, R (Corresponding Author), DARTMOUTH COLL,DEPT GEOG,HANOVER,NH
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03755, USA.
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UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT GEOG,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024.'
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author: Wright, R and Ellis, M
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author_list:
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- family: Wright
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given: R
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- family: Ellis
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given: M
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.2747/0272-3638.18.3.243
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files: []
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issn: 0272-3638
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journal: URBAN GEOGRAPHY
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keywords-plus: NEW-YORK; UNITED-STATES; IMMIGRANT; SEGREGATION
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language: English
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month: APR 1
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ellis, Mark/0000-0002-0435-1348
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Wright, Richard/0000-0002-9884-7343'
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pages: 243-263
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papis_id: 8ae9ed08f8d096a0a8fbcf64317e4186
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ref: Wright1997nativityethnicity
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researcherid-numbers: 'Ellis, Mark/H-5271-2012
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'
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times-cited: '26'
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title: Nativity ethnicity, and the evolution of the intraurban division of labor in
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metropolitan Los Angeles, 1970-1990
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:A1997XX96600005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '18'
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web-of-science-categories: Geography; Urban Studies
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year: '1997'
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