Coombes, M. G., Green, Anne E. and Owen, D. W.. (1988) Substantive issues in the definition of localities : evidence from sub-group local-labour market areas in the West-Midlands. Regional Studies, Volume 22 (Number 4). pp. 303-318. ISSN 0034-3404

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Abstract

Local Labour Market Areas (LLMAs) are now widely accepted as the most appropriate areal units for analyses of spatial patterns of employment and unemployment. The most commonly used set of LLMAs in Britain are the Travel-To-Work Areas (TTWAs) of the Department of Employment. These areas are increasingly being used for locality studies that encompass not only labour and demand trends but also their social and political implications. However, TTWAs are defined on the basis of aggregate commuting patterns, which generalize substantial differences in the journey-to-work behaviour of different sections of the workforce. This paper compares the TTWAs, as revised in 1984, with LLMAs defined using the same methodology for four sub-groups of the labour force with differing skill levels, in the West Midlands. The number and spatial arrangement of sub-group LLMAs are examined with reference to factors such as income differences, population distribution, employment location and changes over time in levels of mobility. The implications are considered, first in relation to the use of TTWAs for policy boundaries, but particularly with regard to locality studies and the sensitivity of intensive analysis to the definition of locality adopted.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Labor market--Regional disparities--West Midlands (England), Labor supply--Regional disparities--West Midlands (England), Commuting--Regional disparities--West Midlands (England)
Journal or Publication Title:	Regional Studies
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0034-3404
Official Date:	1988
Dates:	Date Event 1988 Published
Volume:	Volume 22
Number:	Number 4
Number of Pages:	16
Page Range:	pp. 303-318
Identification Number:	10.1080/00343408812331344990
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/24246

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