Table 1

Labor Market Concentration

HHIMeanSDP25P50P75P90
Denmark0.05890.10930.00970.02170.05460.1437
France0.06570.12970.00550.01940.06040.1710
Germany0.05910.12130.00570.01710.05110.1508
Italy0.06360.13720.00470.01450.05300.1648
Portugal0.09570.16860.01080.03110.09210.2654
Spain0.07020.14900.00510.01690.06000.1806
  • Notes: Herfindahl–Hirschman index based on hiring, computed using firm-by-municipality identifiers. Local labor markets are defined based on four-digit occupations and functional areas (FAs). FAs are defined as FUAs and NUTS-3 regions (excluding the municipalities that are part of a FUA) for which at least 70 percent of the municipalities are not part of a FUA. Districts instead of NUTS-3 regions are used for Portugal. Statistics are weighted by the number of new hires. Labor market concentration is computed over the following time periods: 2011–2018 for Denmark, 2010–2017 for France, 2012–2018 for Germany, 2013–2018 for Italy, 2011–2019 for Portugal, and 2011–2017 for Spain.