significance. The regions that attract the category “other” are also characterised by having a
relatively high portion of persons with high education in their work force.
Total in-migration: For all the years, with one exception, there is a positive correlation
between education level (EDHIGH) and in-migration as well as young population (AGE) and
in-migration. As far as income level (EDHIGH) and branch width (BRW) are concerned, the
opposite is true: people migrate relatively more to regions with low income levels and low
branch width. The large, diversified regions have a higher local recruitment, both of work
force and students. In this regard, it should be recalled that those regions with high out-
migration (OUTMIG) also have high in-migration; the population circulation is itself an
explanatory factor for high in-migration. This says, however, nothing about net migration (see
a subsequent section).
Out-migration from various labour market “careers”
Out-migration from work: Here there is a negative correlation with population size (POP) in
the various regions; the larger the population, the lower is the tendency to move from a job.
This is also an expected correlation - the larger a region is the more self-sufficient it is with
regard to its work force. In addition, the age structure (AGE) of the population affects
migration from work (1996 is the exception); a young population is naturally linked to high
migration figures. Income level (INC) has a positive effect on migration from work: people
move from regions with relative high incomes to regions with lower incomes, something
which presumably is connected to the population structure. In this case as well a high turnover
of people appears to generate migration - high out-migration is correlated with high in-
migration (INMIG).
Out-migration from unemployment: The explanatory value increases over time, which
indicates that the portion of unemployed that migrates is growing steadily, and also increases
the reliability of the interpretation. The size of the population (POP) reduces out-migration of
unemployed, which can result from the fact that the possibility of getting a job should be
greater in a larger labour market. As expected, a relatively good employment situation (EMP)
reduces out-migration of unemployed, while a less positive one has a stimulating effect. Here
it should be kept in mind that the unemployed would presumably comprise a larger portion of
the potential migrants in local labour markets that have a poor employment situation as
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