Table 1

Relative Supply Increases Due to Entry by Welfare leavers

Group	Occupation	Industry
Low Ed Native Women - received welfare	4.16	2.42
Low Ed Immigrant Women	2.63	1.94
Low Ed Native Women - did not receive welfare	1.74	1.37
High Ed Immigrant Women	1.22	1.15
Low Ed Immigrant Men	1.12	1.17
Low Ed Native Men	0.85	0.86
High Ed Native Women	0.77	0.95
High Ed Immigrant Men	0.62	0.84
High Ed Native Men	0.45	0.71

Notes: Author’s calculations from the 1990 and 2000 PUMS. The sample is limited to individuals living in MSAs with a population of at least 150,000 in 1990. Definition of relative supply increase found in the text. Industry and occupation codes are the 1990-basis time-consistent codes from IPUMS. Welfare leavers’ industries and occupations are measured in the 1990 and 2000 PUMS. All others are measured in 2000 only. The immigrant sample is restricted to persons arriving after 1990. Low Ed means no more than a high school degree. High Ed means at least some college.