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The Geographic Mobility of Professional and Technical Manpower

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  • Jack Ladinsky

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Professional, technical, and kindred workers are the fastest growing segment of the labor force; evidence from the 1960 Census reveals that they are close to twice as migratory as any other occupational stratum. An attempt is made to discover the major determinants of professional mobility, using the 1960 Census of Population one-in-a-thousand sample. In a multiple regression analysis age accounts for most of the explained variance in mobility, followed by income, education, regional location, sex, family size and marital status. Factor analysis suggests that migration is linked primarily to occupational career mobility and family life cycle. Occupational determinants are more closely scrutinized in a breakdown of detailed professional occupations by mobility. The analysis suggests several characteristics of work organizations and careers that influence geographic mobility. Other sources of mobility are discussed, and the relevance of the study for research on labor mobility is noted.

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  • Jack Ladinsky, 1967. "The Geographic Mobility of Professional and Technical Manpower," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 2(4), pages 475-494.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:2:y:1967:i:4:p:475-494
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    1. John V. Winters, 2017. "Do earnings by college major affect graduate migration?," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 59(3), pages 629-649, November.
    2. George J. Borjas, 2021. "Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics, chapter 10, pages 275-312, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    3. Karen M. King, 2011. "Technology, Talent and Tolerance and Inter-regional Migration in Canada," Chapters, in: David Emanuel Andersson & Åke E. Andersson & Charlotta Mellander (ed.), Handbook of Creative Cities, chapter 9, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    4. Henry W. Herzog Jr. & Alan M. Schlottmann, 1984. "Labor Force Mobility in the United States: Migration, Unemployment, and Remigration," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 9(1), pages 43-58, September.
    5. Michael Podgursky & Paul Swaim, 1987. "Labor Market Equilibrium and Sun-belt-Frostbelt Earnings Gaps," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 13(2), pages 107-113, Apr-Jun.
    6. Ofer Malamud & Abigail Wozniak, 2012. "The Impact of College on Migration: Evidence from the Vietnam Generation," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 47(4), pages 913-950.

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