Workforce patterns and income disparities in a growing US city
利用2013和2019年美国人口普查微观数据，构建精细职业分类，研究亚特兰大都会区职业分布如何影响收入差距，发现黑人和西班牙裔工人集中于低收入岗位，且黑人移民面临结构性障碍。
Abstract Using US census microdata (2013 and 2019), this article builds a refined job classification taxonomy to examine how occupational sorting across sectors shapes income disparities in the growing metropolitan area of Atlanta. We find pronounced sectoral income differences, with historically marginalized Black and Hispanic workers disproportionately concentrated in lower-income jobs. Black domestic migrants exhibit positive skill-based selection into lower-paying jobs but encounter structural barriers limiting access to higher-income employment. These findings illustrate how localized labor market dynamics and systemic inequalities reinforce persistent urban income disparities, offering an analytical framework applicable to other metropolitan contexts with increasingly polarized labor markets.