Using information on stated motives for migrating among working-age individuals in the 2007 Swedish Motives for Migration survey (N = 1,852), we use multinomial logistic regression to examine whether and how moves for family reasons are linked to labour market outcomes in ways that differ from migration initiated for other motives, including more overtly labour-related factors. The results indicate that family-based migration is associated with worse labour market outcomes than migration for employment or other reasons. Additionally, family-motivated migrants with co-resident children are more likely to experience labour market deterioration than those without children. Among those who were unemployed before moving, those who reported family as a motive for moving were significantly more likely to be employed after the move. These results help us better assess how families and social networks impact economic outcomes—negatively in some circumstances and positively in others.

使用 2007 年瑞典移民动机调查（N = 1,852）中关于工作年龄人群中陈述的移民动机的信息，我们使用多项逻辑回归来检验出于家庭原因的迁移是否以及如何与劳动力市场结果相关，其方式与出于其他动机（包括更明显的劳动力相关因素）而发起的迁移不同。结果表明，与因就业或其他原因的移民相比，以家庭为基础的移民与更糟糕的劳动力市场结果相关。此外，与没有孩子的人相比，有共同居住子女的家庭移民更有可能经历劳动力市场恶化。在搬家前失业的人中，将家庭作为搬家动机的人搬家后就业的可能性要大得多。这些结果帮助我们更好地评估家庭和社会网络如何影响经济成果——在某些情况下是负面的，而在其他情况下是积极的.