Journal article
Geographic variations in precarious employment outcomes between immigrant and Canadian‐born populations
Abstract
We explore the spatial patterning of precarious forms of employment (PFE) by immigration status using Statistics Canada's 2011–2016 Labour Force Surveys. We provide new evidence showing that different PFEs exhibited distinct spatial patterns, with the census metropolitan areas showing the greatest spatial variation for immigrants. More so, immigrants were represented in high shares in PFEs in geographies where they tend to concentrate. Our …
Authors
Ali WK; Newbold KB
Journal
Papers of the Regional Science Association, Vol. 99, No. 5, pp. 1185–1214
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2020
DOI
10.1111/pirs.12528
ISSN
1056-8190