Jobs Attracting People Versus People Attracting Jobs
JOBS ATTRACTING PEOPLE VERSUS PEOPLE ATTRACTING JOBS
Thomas R. Harris, Professor and Director
University of Nevada, Reno
Department of Economics
University Center for Economic Development
SOME POINTS
1. Do People Follow Jobs or Do Jobs Follow People.
2. Using Regional Economic Analysis Project for
Analysis of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro,
Oregon and Washington SMSA
3. Opportunity to discuss Journey–to-Work Data
4. Opportunity to discuss Place of Work Employment and Place of Residence Employment
Counties in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
SMSA
• Oregon Counties
– Clackamas
– Columbia
– Multnomah
– Washington
• Washington Counties
– Clark
– Skamanis
Major Components as a Percent of Total Personal Income:
Multnomah County, Oregon, and the U.S., 2012
Earned Income in Multnomah County, Oregon as a Percent of
Total Personal Income: Place of Residence vs. Place of Work,
1969-2012.
Multnomah County Major Income Components as a Percent of
Total Personal Income:1969 vs. 2012 and Component
Contributions to Real Income Growth, 1970-2012
Major Components as a Percent of Total Personal
Income: Washington County, Oregon, and the U.S.,
2012
Earned Income in Washington County, Oregon as a Percent of Total
Personal Income: Place of Residence vs. Place of Work, 1969-2012
.
Washington County Major Income Components as a Percent of Total Personal
Income:1969 vs. 2012 and Component Contributions to Real Income Growth,
1970-2012
Major Components as a Percent of Total Personal Income:
Columbia County, Oregon, and the U.S., 2012
Earned Income in Columbia County, Oregon as a Percent of
Total Personal Income: Place of Residence vs. Place of Work,
1969-2012.
Columbia County Major Income Components as a Percent of Total Personal
Income:1969 vs. 2012 and Component Contributions to Real Income Growth
,
1970-2012
