The Changing Concentration of U.S. Industrial Employment, 1940-1977.

Winsberg, Morton D.

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ERIC Number: EJ233014

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Changing Concentration of U.S. Industrial Employment, 1940-1977.

Winsberg, Morton D.

Journal of Geography, v79 n4 p144-48 Apr-May 1980

Discusses changes in the location of manufacturing in the United States during the middle part of the 20th century and explains how investigation of these trends can be used in geography courses and in geography research. Findings from the study of industrial location indicated that industries became less concentrated from 1940 to 1977. (DB)

Descriptors: Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Social Change, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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