Title: Labor force migration, non-labor force migration, and non-employment reasons for migration

POPLINE Document Number: 204937

Author(s):

Roseman CC

Source citation:

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1983;17(5-6):303-12.

Abstract:

"This paper documents the extent and nature of non-employment factors in migration. The labor force status of over 18 million recent interstate migrants in the United States and stated reasons for moving reported in several surveys in the U.S. are examined. Labor force migrants are heterogeneous in terms of the relationships between acquisition of employment and the migration decision, and in terms of the influence of decision makers outside of the migrant household including firms and the government. Numerically important categories of migrants not traditionally captured in migration models exist, including the elderly, the military, and movers from abroad." The author notes that "whereas non-employment reasons are secondary to employment reasons for a majority of labor force migrants, non-employment factors are singularly important or operate in combination with employment factors for the majority of all migrants. The heterogeneity of migrant types and migration reasons needs to be better captured in migration models." (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

United States
Migration
Labor Force
Migration, Internal
Employment Status
Motivation
Decision Making
Migrants
Developing Countries
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Human Resources
Economic Factors
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Psychological Factors
Behavior