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2 - Opportunities to Diversify: Reservation Workplaces and Job Numbers Compared to Nearby County Areas

from Part I - The Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2019

By
Randall Akee ,
Elton Mykerezi  and
Richard M. Todd
Edited by
Robert J. Miller ,
Miriam Jorgensen  and
Daniel Stewart
Robert J. Miller
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
Miriam Jorgensen
Affiliation:
Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Daniel Stewart
Affiliation:
Gonzaga University, Washington
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Summary

This chapter presents and discusses some of the most comprehensive data on workplaces (establishments) and jobs on federally recognized American Indian reservations. Although the distribution of workplaces across industries is similar for reservations and nearby county areas, the number of reservation workplaces per resident is about 30 percent lower. Nonetheless, the overall number of jobs located within reservations is roughly on par with or even somewhat higher than in the county comparison areas, largely due to high job counts in the gaming industry and government sector. Outcomes can vary significantly from one reservation to another within the overall group of reservations. Nonetheless, the overall pattern suggests an opportunity to expand tribal economies by diversifying their private sectors beyond the gaming and government workplaces that dominate reservation job numbers today.

Keywords

Indigenous economicsAmerican Indian reservationseconomic developmenteconomic diversificationgamingemploymentbusiness establishmentgeocoding datarural employment
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Creating Private Sector Economies in Native America
Sustainable Development through Entrepreneurship
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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