Geographical Variation in the Labour-Market Adjustment Process: The UK Coalfields 1981–91
- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
- Vol. 29 (11) , 2041-2060
- https://doi.org/10.1068/a292041
Abstract
During the 1980s and early 1990s the UK coal industry shed more than 90% of its workforce. In this paper we explore the consequences for different coalfields and individual districts by means of comprehensive ‘labour-market accounts’. The impact of job loss on recorded unemployment shows remarkably little variation, but this disguises considerably greater diversity in other labour-market flows. There is evidence that much unemployment has become ‘hidden’ and that the disparities between areas are much larger than official figures suggest.Keywords
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