Research Article

Human Capital, Skills, and Uneven Intraurban Employment Growth: The Case of Göteborg, Sweden, 1990–2008

Table 1

Core and comparison group shares in Göteborg locations in 1990 and employment change in 1993, 2000, and 2008.

District (number of PUA:s), functionCore 90Comp 90Change in 90–93 (%)Change in 90–00 (%)Change in 90–08 (%)
Share (%)Share (%)Core Comp Core Comp Core Comp

CBD (3), business, and commercial14,214,8−7,4−12,242,01,253,8−13,8
Inner city (16), residence/business32,427,71,4−10,133,0−1,236,3−4,8
East Göteborg (12), residence8,09,717,7−5,745,9−0,426,0−25,1
West Göteborg (18), residence5,45,3−3,5−12,132,323,043,64,1
North Göteborg (20), residence11,012,7−8,9−14,6−0,6−3,91,2−16,8
Industrial areas (6), industry13,616,016,1−10,861,726,570,922,3
Norra Älvstranden (3), industry8,88,00,8−12,143,914,179,1−2,6
Outer ring (16), sparse residence6,65,82,9−2,338,331,840,342,9

Sum (94)100100
55 935187 827