Can foundational economy save regions in crisis?

Abstract We perform, to our best knowledge, the first systematic mapping of foundational economy (FE) at sub-national level by looking FE employment in Swedish regions between 2007 and 2016. show that itself not only suffered less than traded activities from decline during Great Recession 2007–2009 but was also a domain substantial job creation post-crisis recovery. At same time, with higher dependence on were hit harder crisis terms overall labour market performance. demonstrate it is specific compositions regional mix relate differently growth times Jointly, these findings allow us contribute literatures resilience.