Economic Brief

April 2013, No. 13-04

Job Search Behavior: Lessons from Online Job Search

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While there is a large body of theoretical work about the job search process, there is relatively little empirical evidence about important aspects of workers' search behavior. A new database of online job posting data sheds light on how workers search for jobs.

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