- AICP Questions And Answers
Updated 2026
Shift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAIndicatesAtheAemploymentAgrowthAandAcompetitivenessAofAanAindustry
AinAaAcertainAregion
NationalALevelAinAShift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAUsedAasAaAfundamentalAbaseAforAcomparisonsAtoAderiveAtheAgrowthA
ratesAofAlocalAeconomies
RegionalALevelAinAShift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAUsedAasAaAcomparisonAtoAtheAnationalAlevelAtoAseeAifAthereAisAaAco
mpetitiveAadvantageAorAdisadvantageAofAaAregion
RegionalAShiftACalculationA-
AAnswerAMultiplyAlocalAemploymentAinAaAparticularAindustryAbyAtheApercentag
eAchangeAinAgrowthAofAthatAindustryAnationalAandAregionally
IfAaAlocalAindustryAisAoutperformingAnationalAnumbersAitAindicates...A-
AAnswerAcompetitiveAadvantageAofAaAregion.A
TheseAregionalAtrendsAcanAbeAanalyzedAtoAfindAtheAspecificAfactorsAcontributin
gAtoAaAcompetitiveAedge.
NationalAGrowthAEffectAinAShift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAHelpsAvisualizeAtheAnationalAtrendA&AisAtheAbaseAforAallAcalculations
DeterminesAtheAchangeAofAgrowthAinAaAspecificAregionAinAcomparisonAwithAthe
Anation-wideAgrowthAnumbers.
, IndustrialAMixAEffectAinAShift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerAShowsAwhichAindustriesAoutgrewAtheAoverallAnationalAeconomyAavera
geA&AwhichAlaggedAbehind
Calculate:ABaseAYearAEmploymentA(NationalAGrowthARateAofASectorA-
AOverallANationalAAverageARate)
ExpectedAChangeAinAShift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerARateAofAgrowthAyouAexpectAtoAseeAforAaAspecificAindustryAbasedAonA
theAnationalAgrowthAeffectA&AtheAindustryAmixAeffect
Calculate:ANationalAGrowthA+AIndustrialAMixAEffect
CompetitveAEffectAinAShift-ShareAAnalysisA-
AAnswerArefersAtoAtheAuniqueAcircumstancesAcircumstancesAaboutAthatAspecificA
regionAthatAallowsAforAaAcompetitiveAadvantageAinAtheAindustry
RegionalACompetitiveAeffectAcanAbeAimpactedAby...A-
AAnswerAgeographicalAandAdemographicalAfactors
TwoATypesAofARegionalAIndustries:A-
AAnswerALeadingA(outperformingAnationalAindustryAgrowth)A
LaggingA(underperformingAnationalAindustryAgrowth)
LocationAQuotientA-
AAnswerATheAratioAofAtheAproportionAofAlocalAemploymentAinAoneAsectorAtoAa
AsimilarAproportionAinAtheAnationalAeconomy
UsedAtoAidentifyAtheAdegreeAofAself-sufficiencyAinAanAemploymentAsector