Leaving Work, Leaving Home: Job Loss and Socio-Geographic Mobility in Canada

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Author/contributor
Title
Leaving Work, Leaving Home: Job Loss and Socio-Geographic Mobility in Canada
Abstract
The recent economic downturn magnified a routine occurrence in the Canadian labour market: job loss resulting from an employer downsizing, moving, or going out of business. Nevertheless, even in times of economic expansion, rates of involuntary job loss persist across a wide range of demographic and labour market groups. Moving is one way individuals may respond to job loss, relocating either to cheaper housing or in search of work. Drawing on data from the 1996–2010 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, this article examines the relationship between job loss and geographic mobility in Canada and provides evidence on the types of neighbourhoods to which individuals move. The findings establish job loss both as a key life course transition motivating residential mobility and long-distance migration in Canada and as a trigger event that initiates entry into high-deprivation areas.
Publication
Canadian Public Policy
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
17-35
Date
March 2017
Language
en
ISSN
0317-0861, 1911-9917
Short Title
Leaving Work, Leaving Home
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7/22/18, 7:48 PM
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Citation
Denier, N. (2017). Leaving Work, Leaving Home: Job Loss and Socio-Geographic Mobility in Canada. Canadian Public Policy, 43(1), 17–35. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2016-014