We use an audit study approach to investigate how unemployment duration, age, and
holding a low-level interim job while applying for a better job affect the likelihood that …

We summarize findings from an audit study investigating how unemployment duration, age,
and holding a low-level “interim” job affect the likelihood that experienced college-educated …

We use a résumé audit study to investigate the role of employment and unemployment
histories in callbacks to job applications. We find that applicants with 52 weeks of …

This study compares self-reported job search contacts of unemployment insurance
recipients with independently verified job-search contacts. For the total sample, reported …

We use data from a résumé audit to estimate the impact of unemployment and
underemployment on the employment prospects facing recent college graduates. We find no …

Three recent audit studies on nonemployment discrimination report results consistent with
the long-term jobless having significantly lower chances of being invited to job interviews …

The authors use data from a résumé audit to estimate the impact of unemployment and
underemployment on the employment prospects of recent college graduates. They find no …

Caseworkers are the main human resources used to provide social services. This paper
asks whether and how much caseworkers matter for the outcomes of unemployed …

Randy E. Ilg are economists in the Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics,
Bureau of Labor Statistics. n undisputed fact about the US la-/bor force is that people who …

We use a novel approach to studying the heterogeneity in the job finding rates of the
nonemployed by classifying the nonemployed by labor force status (LFS) histories, instead …