Localização, especialização e decomposição do emprego formal nos estados do Nordeste: uma análise para os períodos de 2010/2015 e 2015/2020

Abstract

In recent decades, due to the dynamics of the economy and changes in production, the labor market in the country, and especially in the Northeast, has undergone transformations that have promoted distinct changes in national and regional growth. Thus, the research proposes to analyze the location, specialization and decomposition of formal employment in eight productive sectors in the Northeast in 2010 to 2015 and 2015 to 2020. For this, the Locational Quotient (LQ), Coefficient of Specialization (CE) and the classic shift-share were used. The results indicated that the location of employment is diverse for the most part, but that a significant portion is dependent on two or more sectors. In terms of specialization, the employment structure of the states is close to that of the Northeast. Regarding the decomposition of employment, in the period from 2010 to 2015, the regional component was the one that most positively influenced the variation of employment in the states, and from 2015 to 2020 was the most responsible for the retraction of labor in most states. The segments of administration, services and commerce were the main causes for the increase or decrease in employment from 2010/2015 to 2015/2020.