THE EARNINGS EFFECT OF ETHNIC LABOURMARKET CONCENTRATION UNDERMULTI-RACIAL METROPOLITAN CONTEXTSIN THE UNITED STATES

摘要

Urban labour market segmentation along the lines of ethnicity/race has drawn considerableattention with the huge influx of immigration in the United States. Using data from the US 2000Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), this study employs a multilevel approach (1) to comparejob earnings of non-Hispanic White, Black, Hispanic and Asian workers in their respectiveconcentrated and non-concentrated sectors and (2) to examine how metropolitan characteristicsinfluence these earnings. The findings show that engaging in ethnic niche labour market sectors isthe main source of earning inequalities among different ethnic groups. Structural conditionsincluding ethnic composition, growth of immigration, racial residential segregation, economicstructure and macroeconomic conditions vary across regional labour markets at the metropolitanarea level and significantly affect job earnings between niche and non-niche sectors across racial/ethnic groups.