Economics, Econometrics and Finance
8 years ago

Long-term unemployment spells dominate, challenging current employment policies.

New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations
The concentration of unemployment experience in spells of long donation: An analysis by age and sex
Peter Brosnan, John Hicks

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Unemployment spells tend to last longer as people get older, but younger workers are more likely to experience unemployment. The increase in male unemployment is mainly due to longer spells of unemployment. Most significant unemployment periods are 13 weeks or longer. This challenges the current government employment policies.