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Contrasts the region’s historically severe postwar recession outcomes—where job losses were typically larger and lasted longer—with the notably milder downturn in 1990-91. 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a numberof structural and cyclical adjustments.Heavy industry retrenched,manufactur-ing jobs were slashed by the thousands,and many factories were pemanentlyclosed.So severe were the economic woesfelt here that the region became knownnationwide as the Rust Belt,anarea seem-ingly destined to suffer a continuing down-ward spiral in relative employment levelsand living standards.  \nThe region's recent economic showingis clearly inconsistent with that nick-name,however.The Great Lakes regionposted a significant tumaround from itsusual recessionary performancein1990-91,as it was affected considerablyless than the nation at large in both themagnitude and duration of employmentloss.In fact,compared with its historicalpattem in post-World War Il contrac-tions,the Midwest has performedremarkably well in the past two years.  \nWhat caused this revival,and how per-manent will it prove to be?While thesequestions are obviously important forGreat Lakes workers and investors,they unfortunately cannot be answeredwith much precision.This EconomicCommentary explores the causes of theturnaround and provides some insighton their likelihood of persistence.  \n# ■ The Great Lakesin 1990-91:Only Half Bad\n\nThe Great Lakes region—llinois,Indiana,Michigan,Ohio,and Wisconsin—is an important part of the nationaleconomy,accounting for nearly one-  \n# Is the Rust Belt's Revival Real?\n\nfifth of the nation's employment andoutput.One of the Census Bureau'snine divisions of the United States,andone of the Bureau of Economic Analysis'eight regions,the Great Lakes area isoften describedas the nation's industrialheartland because it accounts for one-fourth of U.S.durable-goods produc-tion.'Consequently,it has traditionallybeen a particularly vulnerable regionwhen economic conditions begin todeteriorate.  \nIn all previous postwar recessions,employment fell much more in the GreatLakes than in the nation as a whole(seefigure 1).In the six downtums prior to1990-91,the percentage decrease inemployment was roughly two to fourtimes as large in the Great Lakes as inthe United States.During the latest reces-sion,however,the region's employmentloss was less than half as large as thatof the nation.²  \nSimilarly,the duration of employmentdeclines in previous recessions averagedone or two calendar quarters longer inthe Great Lakes than in the nation,but in1990-91,the slump appears to have beenone calendar quarter shorter in the GreatLakes.Indeed,the latest downturn isthe only one of the seven examinedhere that was briefer in this region thanin the nation.  \n■ Industrial Mix and  \nIndustry Performance  \nWhat accounts for this remarkable tum-around in the relative performance of theGreat Lakes?Two influences appear tobe at work.  \nMarch 1,1992  \nWelcome news during the past twoyears of national economic hardshipwas the improved relative performanceof the Great Lakes states,which posteduncharacteristically mild levels andduration of employment Joss.But canthis improvement be sustained infuture downturns?Evidence on thecauses of the Rust Belt's turnaroundleaves little reason for confidence thatthe region's relative performance willbe as good in the next recession as itwas in 1990-91.  \nChanges in the industrial mix ofregion and recession.The industrialmix of the Great Lakes has changed inthe past decade,so that the region isnow less dependent on sectors that areusually more vulnerable to recessionsand is more dependent on sectors thattend to beless sensitive to recessions.³Forexample,between 1972 and 1989,theshare of total Great Lakes employmentheld by durable-goods manufacturing fellfrom 24percent to 16 percent,while theservice sector's share rose from 15 per-cent to 23 percent.Similar changes inindustry mix occurred nationally,butwere not nearly as pronounced.  \nBy themselves,these factors would tendto moderate the relative severity of reces-sions in the Great Lakes,because a declinein 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