Table 3
Average annual employment growth rate, 1980 to 2000, by select
classification variable
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Average annual growth rate | Average annual growth rates, select quantiles | |||||
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10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||
All cities | 1.78 | 0.40 | 0.94 | 1.62 | 2.39 | 3.50 |
Human capital variables | ||||||
Share of workers with post-secondary degrees | ||||||
Above median | 1.99¹ | 0.71¹ | 1.24¹ | 1.84 | 2.49 | 3.54 |
Below median | 1.57¹ | 0.11¹ | 0.72¹ | 1.51 | 2.18 | 3.40 |
Share of degree holders employed in science and engineering occupations | ||||||
Above median | 1.82 | 0.58 | 0.99 | 1.70 | 2.40 | 3.36 |
Below median | 1.74 | 0.20 | 0.81 | 1.59 | 2.36 | 3.51 |
Share of degree holders employed in cultural occupations | ||||||
Above median | 2.03¹ | 0.76¹ | 1.26¹ | 1.84 | 2.53 | 3.87 |
Below median | 1.52¹ | 0.14¹ | 0.71¹ | 1.47 | 2.19 | 3.06 |
Urban amenities index | ||||||
Above median | 2.13¹ | 0.76¹ | 1.42¹ | 2.04¹ | 2.60¹ | 3.87 |
Below median | 1.42¹ | 0.14¹ | 0.70¹ | 1.32¹ | 1.98¹ | 2.94 |
1. Differences between pairs are statistically significant at the 5% level of confidence.
Sources: Canadian Census 1981 and 2001 and U.S. Census 1980 and 2000.
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