THE PROBABILITY OF PLACEMENT BY THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

Steven M. Director, Fred Englander and Patti V. Moeller

Review of Policy Research, 1984, vol. 3, issue 3‐4, 417-425

Abstract: In a typical year, the United States Employment Service places over 4 million persons from among 16 million applicants. This investigation of which applicants are most likely to be placed shows that placement occurs in two labor market segments, corresponding roughly to the primary and secondary labor markets described in the economic literature. The equity and efficiency implications o f devoting a substantial percentage o f Employment Service resources t o secondary labor market placements are considered. Several states currently use Employment Service data as a source of local labor market information. An argument is made that these states are misusing this data and suggestions for improvements are offered.

Date: 1984
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