Journal Article

The mismatch between job openings and job seekers


Abstract: Today's high unemployment rate is often linked to a structural imbalance?a mismatch between the skills and location required to fill vacant jobs and the skills and geographical preferences of the unemployed. But the evidence downplays the role of this mismatch.

Keywords: Labor market; Unemployment;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: The Regional Economist

Publication Date: 2011

Issue: July

Pages: 10-11