Overview
How people search for and match to jobs reflects how well the labor market is functioning for both workers and employers. Frictions that inhibit effective, efficient searches and matches can lead to worse outcomes for both. New search technologies, including online platforms assisted by artificial intelligence, could improve search and matching but raise questions about their equity and effectiveness. And understanding how switching jobs and occupations affects workers’ career paths and economic trajectories is also critical to improving mobility.
Working Knowledge
Activating Pathways for Mobility: A Q&A with Opportunity@Work
New Evidence Shows Internal Labor Markets Favor Higher-Wage over Lower-Wage Workers
Bridging Workforce and Economic Development: A Q&A with Nicole Sherard-Freeman
Research
Search and Matching for Jobseekers
Each month, millions of workers in the United States move into or out of jobs. For workers in low-wage employment, transitions to new, higher-paying positions are an important driver of upward economic mobility. For those out of work, regaining…
WorkRise Research
Search and Matching in Modern Labor Markets: A Landscape Report
WorkRise Research
Rise with the STARs
Grantee Research