“…This suggests that job displacement might be particularly disruptive if it exposes routine workers to a labor market with a decreasing demand for their specific skill set. In line with this, routine workers are generally more likely to experience sustained unemployment and larger earnings losses after displacement (Blien et al, 2021;Goos et al, 2020;Dauth et al, 2021). Complementing this evidence, we find that the detrimental effects of structural change are confined to individuals who are displaced from their current jobs and that the associated costs are strongest in regions hit hardest by structural change.…”