Job Sprawl

This survey maps the new American employment landscape, using zip-code employment files to map the location of jobs in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.

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July 23, 2001, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

This survey maps the new American employment landscape, using zip-code employment files to map the location of jobs in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas are divided into four categories, based on whether they have tightly-packed central business districts, a very decentralized pattern of employment, or a combination of the two. The survey also highlights the characteristics of a metropolitan area--such as region, age, and political fragmentation--that are associated with employment decentralization.

Thanks to Kurt Sommer

FULL STORY: Job Sprawl: Employment Location in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Monday, July 23, 2001 in The Brookings Institution

Community / Economic Development United States

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