<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper contains the analysis of employment in the settlements of Harghita County, using the GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis, Spearman’s correlation, principal component analysis, and the cluster analysis methods. Based on the database of a set of indicators which describe the demographic, employment, and enterprise dimensions, remarkable spatial differences were observed between the settlements. The principal objectives of the county development plan regarding the employment were analysed, and a discussion took place on the possibilities of employment development in Harghita County.</p></abstract>

This paper contains the analysis of employment in the settlements of Harghita County, using the GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis, Spearman’s correlation, principal component analysis, and the cluster analysis methods. Based on the database of a set of indicators which describe the demographic, employment, and enterprise dimensions, remarkable spatial differences were observed between the settlements. The principal objectives of the county development plan regarding the employment were analysed, and a discussion took place on the possibilities of employment development in Harghita County.

The Spatial Differences of Employment between the Settlements of Harghita County

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

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This paper contains the analysis of employment in the settlements of Harghita County, using the GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis, Spearman’s...

The Spatial Differences of Employment between the Settlements of Harghita County

Published Online: Dec 11, 2019

Page range: 65 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseur-2019-0005

Keywords
regional employment, Geographic Information System, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, employment strategy

© 2019 Szilárd Madaras, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Spatial Differences of Employment between the Settlements of Harghita County

Published Online: Dec 11, 2019

Page range: 65 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseur-2019-0005

Keywordsregional employment, Geographic Information System, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, employment strategy

© 2019 Szilárd Madaras, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
regional employment, Geographic Information System, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, employment strategy