| This study examines the changing patterns of employment in service industries in the United States from 1977 to 1987. The study shows that the South and the West regions exhibited strong concentrations of service employment. Many service industries continue to grow in large metropolitan areas and some have grown in small metropolitan areas. This study also examines the effect of a set of determinants on the location of service industries to explain variations in location patterns of services industries. These determinants are population size, per capita income, and population growth. The study indicates that population size and per capita income are two important determinants. The spatial and temporal variations of the effects of these two variables are observed. The findings indicate that in spite of advanced development in technologies, agglomeration economies continue to be an important determinant of services location. |
