Dependent variable: log (Employment/Population) | Young adults (Age 15–29) | At–risk group | Entire sample | |||
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Independent variables (log) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) |
A. All Regions | ||||||
MW level, current year | –.120* | –.005 | –.093 | –.263* | –.009 | –.018** |
(.072) | (.082) | (.084) | (.158) | (.017) | (.010) | |
MW level, lagged 1 year | –.228*** | –.060*** | –.047** | –.268*** | .016* | –.024** |
(.077) | (.028) | (.024) | (.102) | (.009) | (.013) | |
MW, sum current and lagged | –.348*** | –.065*** | –.140* | –.531*** | .007 | –.039*** |
(.075) | (.032) | (.071) | (.121) | (.010) | (.011) | |
Mean wagesa | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Other controls | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
R 2 | .070 | .202 | .008 | .025 | .026 | .101 |
Number of counties per year | 649 | 649 | 562 | 562 | 661 | 661 |
Average obs. per county per year | 270 | 270 | 170 | 170 | 1658 | 1658 |
B. East | ||||||
MW level, current year | –.198*** | –.170** | –.050 | –.073 | –.047* | –.026*** |
(.101) | (.090) | (.161) | (.274) | (.028) | (.013) | |
MW level, lagged 1 year | –.150** | –.171 | –.114* | –.206*** | –.026 | –.025 |
(.081) | (.124) | (.068) | (.102) | (.031) | (.031) | |
MW, sum current and lagged | –.348* | –.341* | –.164** | –.279*** | –.073** | –.051*** |
(.187) | (.179) | (.079) | (.112) | (.036) | (.021) | |
Mean wagesa | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Other controls | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
R 2 | .080 | .221 | .017 | .046 | .084 | .093 |
Number of counties per year | 286 | 286 | 253 | 253 | 289 | 289 |
Average obs. per county per year | 329 | 329 | 180 | 180 | 1917 | 1917 |
C. Central | ||||||
MW level, current year | –.054 | –.056 | –.043 | –.023 | –.038 | –.033 |
(.125) | (.142) | (.124) | (.173) | (.030) | (.035) | |
MW level, lagged 1 year | –.126* | –.234* | –.067 | –.248*** | –.032* | –.046*** |
(.075) | (.126) | (.114) | (.119) | (.017) | (.018) | |
MW, sum current and lagged | –.180* | –.290** | –.110 | –.271** | –.070*** | –.079*** |
(.091) | (.140) | (.109) | (.124) | (.027) | (.025) | |
Mean wagesa | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Other controls | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
R 2 | .067 | .126 | .018 | .050 | .031 | .122 |
Number of counties per year | 273 | 273 | 230 | 230 | 279 | 279 |
Average obs. per county per year | 214 | 214 | 154 | 154 | 1385 | 1385 |
D. West | ||||||
MW level, current year | .021 | –.117 | .114 | .144 | –.042 | –.166 |
(.118) | (.186) | (.599) | (.536) | (.365) | (.244) | |
MW level, lagged 1 year | .176 | .510 | –.026 | –.178 | –.021 | –.347 |
(.520) | (.662) | (.434) | (.534) | (.183) | (.238) | |
MW, sum current and lagged | .197 | .393 | .088 | –.034 | –.063 | –.513 |
(.476) | (.581) | (.536) | (.534) | (.270) | (.340) | |
Mean wagesa | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Other controls | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
R 2 | .058 | .168 | .030 | .076 | .059 | .160 |
Number of counties per year | 90 | 90 | 79 | 79 | 93 | 93 |
Average obs. per county per year | 250 | 250 | 181 | 181 | 1673 | 1673 |