Table 10 Descriptive statistics of displaced workers (2004–2010)
Variable | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Difference in the natural logarithm of real weekly earnings (in $2010) | − 0.21 | 0.68 |
Difference in the real weekly earnings (in $2010) | − 121.15 | 454.86 |
Weekly earnings at the lost job | 773.68 | 625.93 |
Weekly earnings at the current job | 685.01 | 575.42 |
Occupational skills transferability | 75.44 | 21.95 |
Same occupation (0/1) | 0.33 | 0.47 |
Same industry (0/1) | 0.29 | 0.45 |
Female (0/1) | 0.44 | 0.50 |
Age | 39.43 | 11.25 |
Less than high school (0/1) | 0.07 | 0.26 |
High school (0/1) | 0.33 | 0.47 |
Some college degree (0/1) | 0.34 | 0.47 |
College degree (0/1) | 0.20 | 0.40 |
Advanced degree (0/1) | 0.07 | 0.25 |
Years of firm tenure at the lost job | 4.81 | 6.23 |
Union status at the lost job (0/1) | 0.09 | 0.28 |
Married (0/1) | 0.56 | 0.50 |
Advanced notice (0/1) | 0.36 | 0.48 |
Health insurance at the lost job (0/1) | 0.58 | 0.49 |
UI benefit (0/1) | 0.43 | 0.50 |
UI ended (0/1) | 0.14 | 0.35 |
U.S. citizen (0/1) | 0.93 | 0.26 |
Moved geographically (0/1) | 0.15 | 0.35 |
Full-time at the lost job (0/1) | 0.90 | 0.31 |
White (0/1) | 0.75 | 0.44 |
Black (0/1) | 0.09 | 0.28 |
Hispanic (0/1) | 0.12 | 0.32 |
Year of displacement = 2009 (0/1) | 0.11 | 0.32 |
Year of displacement = 2008 (0/1) | 0.10 | 0.30 |
Year of displacement = 2007 (0/1) | 0.14 | 0.35 |
Year of displacement = 2006 (0/1) | 0.07 | 0.25 |
Year of displacement = 2005 (0/1) | 0.13 | 0.34 |
Year of displacement = 2004 (0/1) | 0.07 | 0.26 |
Year of displacement = 2003 (0/1) | 0.18 | 0.38 |
Year of displacement = 2002 (0/1) | 0.10 | 0.30 |
Year of displacement = 2001(0/1) | 0.10 | 0.30 |
State unemployment rate | 6.23 | 2.31 |
Major occupation | ||
Management (0/1) | 0.14 | 0.35 |
Professional (0/1) | 0.17 | 0.37 |
Service (0/1) | 0.11 | 0.32 |
Sales (0/1) | 0.10 | 0.30 |
Clerical (0/1) | 0.15 | 0.36 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry (0/1) | 0.01 | 0.07 |
Construction (0/1) | 0.10 | 0.30 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair (0/1) | 0.05 | 0.22 |
Production (0/1) | 0.11 | 0.31 |
Transportation (0/1) | 0.07 | 0.25 |
Major industry | ||
Agriculture (0/1) | 0.01 | 0.08 |
Mining (0/1) | 0.01 | 0.09 |
Manufacturing (0/1) | 0.20 | 0.40 |
Wholesale and retail trade (0/1) | 0.15 | 0.35 |
Information (0/1) | 0.04 | 0.19 |
Financial (0/1) | 0.08 | 0.27 |
Professional and business services (0/1) | 0.13 | 0.34 |
Educational and health services (0/1) | 0.11 | 0.31 |
Leisure and hospitality (0/1) | 0.08 | 0.27 |
Other services (0/1) | 0.03 | 0.18 |