Development sector employment in chilean regions in the years 2007-2009

Abstract:

This article aims to analyze the variation of the sector and regional Chilean employment between 2007 and 2009. The development of this article used the shift-share methodology (structural-differential), a statistical tool that helps identify the different factors related to change in employment, change to structural and differential aspects by comparing each region with the national performance. By sector, the results indicate that the export sectors were those who had the worst performance. Concerning in the regions, Tarapaca, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Maule, Araucania, Aysen, Magallanes y la Antartica Chilena and the metropolitan area had the highest growth rate in job creation. Thus, this work emphasizes the importance of applying and reading the regional analysis to evaluate and establish an agenda of regional and national policies after diagnosing their sectoral deficiencies.

Key words:
Regional analysis; Employment; Chile.