An inverse staffing pattern applies the same theory as regular staffing pattern to regional industries. Inverse staffing patterns identify the industries currently employing a specific occupation, including those which are likely to be hiring due to growth or displacing workers due to contraction.
A table of percentages that shows an average of how regional occupations are divided up among regional industries. For example, a (simplified) inverse staffing pattern for registered nurses may show that 70% of RNs are employed by hospitals, 10% by local government (i.e., public schools), 10% by nursing homes, and 10% by offices of physicians.