Job Change and Job Stability Among Less-Skilled Young Workers

Harry Holzer and Robert LaLonde

No 9928, Working Papers from Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

Abstract: In this paper we review evidence from previous studies of job and employment instability among less-educated young workers, and we provide some new evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Our results indicate that early employment instability contributes somewhat to the low levels of employment observed among high school dropouts, especially females. Important determinants of job stability include the cognitive skills of the workers themselves (as measured by math test scores); current or previous experience and job tenure; and a variety of job characteristics, including starting wages, occupation and industry. Job instability among female dropouts seems to be strongly related to fertility history and marital status. Some implications for policy, especially welfare reform, are discussed as well.

Keywords: youth; job stability; employment; welfare reform; labor market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-12
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