Consumer Expenditure Survey Methods Symposium and Microdata Users’ Workshop, 2015

New insights into callback likelihood for unemployed job applicants

Peter C. Fisk

New research suggests that, for college-educated women seeking administrative support jobs, age and low-level interim job placement are more likely to negatively affect a candidate’s prospects than unemployment duration.

Would standardized job testing assist employers in hiring the right employee?

John C. Roach

Researchers find that firms using job testing as part of the hiring process often make better hiring decisions than firms who rely solely on interviews, resumes, and manager decisions, at least among low-skill service sector employers.

Sluggish post-recession wage growth: are we comparing apples to apples?

Douglas Himes

A discussion of the comparability (or lack thereof) of recessions in different time periods.