Research Article
Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications
Table 3
Employment in manufacturing industries, City of Paterson, 1950–1970.
| | | | | Location quotient | | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Textile | 14,384 | 7,358 | 5,887 | 5.15 | 4.46 | 4.05 | Apparel | 7,133 | 5,546 | 6,085 | 2.67 | 2.52 | 2.98 | Fabric metal | 2,332 | 2384 | 2452 | 0.81 | 1.18 | 1.19 | Furniture | 505 | 745 | 594 | 0.62 | 1.32 | 0.87 | Paper | 810 | 878 | 702 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.67 | Printing | 952 | 1243 | 1236 | 0.57 | 0.77 | 0.75 | Chemical | 825 | 689 | 1203 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.77 | Rubber | 16 | 443 | 1209 | 0.02 | 0.65 | 1.40 | Leather | 603 | 664 | 707 | 0.69 | 1.02 | 1.48 | Stone/glass | 269 | 161 | 171 | 0.49 | 0.15 | 0.18 | Food | 1,301 | 1,386 | 1,694 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.64 | Primary metal | 546 | 800 | 518 | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.34 | Machinery | 2313 | 2,173 | 2,401 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.82 | Electrical | 1352 | 2384 | 2177 | 0.61 | 0.91 | 0.86 | Instruments | 110 | 677 | 133 | 0.20 | 1.07 | 0.20 | Misc. small Gds | 942 | 1,276 | 760 | 0.06 | 1.83 | 1.02 | Total | 33,845 | 29554 | 28,442 | | | |
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Source: Paterson Division of Planning and Zoning, 1975 [18].
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