Long-term unemployment from the employer’s perspective: Employers‘ reservations against long-term unemployed are slightly lower in economic downturns

Abstract

"During the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of long-term unemployed, i.e. individuals with an unemployment duration of at least one year, has increased for the first time since 2014 in Germany. Long-term unemployed individuals may have particular difficulties in finding a job, if employers interpret the state of being long-term unemployed as a negative signal about applicants’ productivity. Using data from the IAB Job Vacancy Survey, we analyze whether and to what extent employers’ willingness to consider applications from long-term unemployed individuals varies over the business cycle." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Gürtzgen, N. & Popp, M. (2022): Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit aus betrieblicher Perspektive: Betriebliche Vorbehalte gegenüber Langzeitarbeitslosen sinken leicht in Krisenzeiten. (IAB-Kurzbericht 17/2022), Nürnberg, 8 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2217