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Table 6 Effects of lower caseloads on days spent in employment, unemployment, and OLF over 2 years by population group.

From: The impact of lower caseloads in public employment services on the unemployed

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Employment

Unsubsidised employment

Unemployment

OLF

Full sample

16*** (4)

13*** (4)

 − 36*** (4)

20*** (4)

 Existing clients

9 (5)

6 (5)

 − 35*** (6)

27*** (5)

 New entrants

24*** (6)

21*** (6)

 − 35*** (6)

11** (5)

Men

22*** (5)

21*** (5)

 − 35*** (5)

12*** (4)

Women

6 (7)

1 (6)

 − 37*** (6)

32*** (6)

Age 15–24

32*** (12)

21* (12)

 − 26** (11)

 − 5 (10)

Age 25–49

12** (5)

14*** (5)

 − 31*** (5)

19*** (4)

Age 50–64

17** (7)

7 (6)

 − 46*** (9)

30*** (8)

At most compulsory school

12** (5)

5 (5)

 − 33*** (6)

22*** (5)

Apprenticeship

22** (9)

16* (9)

 − 45*** (9)

23*** (8)

Intermediate voc. School

42 (28)

35 (28)

 − 48* (27)

7 (22)

Higher acad. or voc. school

15 (12)

16 (12)

 − 42*** (11)

27*** (10)

Academic education

13 (14)

26* (14)

 − 18 (12)

5 (11)

Disability

24*** (9)

14* (8)

 − 47*** (11)

23** (10)

No disability

16*** (5)

14*** (4)

 − 34*** (4)

18*** (4)

Austrian nationality

21*** (5)

16*** (5)

 − 40*** (5)

20*** (4)

Foreign nationality

9 (7)

9 (7)

 − 27*** (7)

18*** (6)

Long-term jobless

14* (7)

5 (6)

 − 52*** (8)

38*** (6)

Short-term jobless

18*** (5)

17*** (5)

 − 30*** (5)

13*** (4)

  1. Effects for both existing and new clients. Statutory disability status or other health-related placement obstacle according to the AMS caseworker. Robust standard errors in parentheses. Long-term jobless: apart from shorter interruptions (maximum 62 days) already more than 365 days unemployed. Robust standard errors in parentheses
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1