How Do People Find Jobs?

Faberman, R. Jason; Mueller, Andreas I.; Schuh, Rachel; Topa, Giorgio; Şahin, Ayşegül

Discussion Paper

How Do People Find Jobs?

Abstract: Most people find themselves looking for work at some point in their adult lives. But what brings employers and job seekers together? And does searching for a new job while unemployed lead to different outcomes than searching while employed? Little is known about the job search process for unemployed workers. Even less is known about the search process and outcomes for currently employed workers?so?called ?on?the?job? search. This Liberty Street Economics post aims to shed light on these questions and to draw some conclusions for our understanding of labor market dynamics more generally.

Keywords: job offers; On-The-Job search; job search;

JEL Classification: J01;