Table 4 Correlations between skills transferability and other key variables

Skills transferability

1.000

ln(earnings difference)

0.138*

1.000

ln(lost job earnings)

0.150*

− 0.276*

1.000

State unemployment

0.029*

− 0.020

0.038*

1.000

Less than high school

− 0.008

0.006

− 0.171*

0.015

1.000

High school

− 0.073*

− 0.029*

− 0.181*

− 0.028*

− 0.204*

1.000

College

0.081*

0.010

0.256*

0.020

− 0.146*

− 0.351*

1.000

Advanced college

0.110*

0.031*

0.264*

0.030*

− 0.079*

− 0.188*

− 0.135*

1.000