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Changing Employment Patterns in New York

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Richard N. Boisvert
Richard N. Boisvert*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
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Although population, employment and income rose throughout the country during the 1960's, growth in New York was less rapid than in the country at large. Population in the state increased by 8.7 percent in the 1960–70 decade, compared with 10.7 percent in the nation. Per capita incomes also rose during the period but by only 65 percent in the state, compared to 78 percent nationwide; the ways in which New Yorkers were earning a living changed dramatically. Manufacturing employment by place of residence declined by 13.4 percent between 1960 and 1970, but nearly a quarter of all jobs in the state remained in manufacturing. Agriculture and agriculturally related jobs declined; the largest growth areas were trade and services. Outstripping the growth in the nation as a whole, employment in the trade and service sectors accounted for two-thirds of all jobs in New York by 1970.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , April 1976 , pp. 95 - 111
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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The assistance of Lois Plimpton in collecting much of the data and Jan Locken's programming assistance are greatly appreciated. Comments by two anonymous referees of the Journal helped clarify several interpretations of the results and improve the exposition.

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