Understanding Shift Share
This document explains the regional analysis technique of “shift share,” particularly in the context of EMSI’s tools, which provide built-in shift share analysis for any industry or occupation in any customized region.
Shift share is a standard regional analysis method that attempts to determine how much of regional job growth can be attributed to national trends and how much is due to unique regional factors. The shift share section of various reports in EMSI’s Strategic Advantage helps to answer the question “Why is employment growing or declining in this regional industry, cluster, or occupation?”
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