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States' Nonagricultural Employment at the 3-Digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Level

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  • Nissan, Edward
  • Carter, George

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The focus of this research is to address the question of nonagricultural employment di-versity at the state level for 2002, employing the newer 3-digit North American Industry Clas-sification System (3-digit NAICS). The index of diversity used is the Simpson index. A second facet of the paper includes a comparison of states’ diversity to that of the United States as the norm. The results indicate that, with a few exceptions, diversity of employment in the majority of states does not differ statistically from employment diversity in the United States as a whole. Further findings indicate that specialization explains employment growth with statistically significant correlation between employment growth and specialization.

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  • Nissan, Edward & Carter, George, 2010. "States' Nonagricultural Employment at the 3-Digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Level," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 40(1), pages 1-13.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jrapmc:132442
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.132442
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