The R package LabourMarketAreas implements the whole labour market area (LMA) delineation process and has a modular structure. It consists of a series of functions; each function addresses a specific stage of the LMA delineation process. In the subsequent section, a basic example of a typical delineation process is summarised. The complete set of functions of the package and the corresponding detailed description is available in Cran.1
The only input required for the algorithm to run is the commuting flows matrix, the initial parameters (size and self-containment as presented in Chapter 4) and information on the type of coding system used for the basic territorial units (those for whom the commuting data is available).