Now, Peter Kuhn and Mikal Skuterud have brought an analysis of the Internet's labor market impacts to the articles section of the magazine. Among their findings, about 15 percent of unemployed jobseekers use the Internet to look for a position, as do about 7 percent of employed workers. Also, it was much more common to search from home than outside one s residence, even among those looking to change jobs.
Economic statistics can be a subtle art.
Differences in survey design, sample selection, and even respondent interpretation of concepts can lead to measured differences between what should be very similar series. Workers aged 55 and older are an increasingly important source of potential labor supply. As Patrick J. Purcell notes, the 78 million baby-boomers now make up about 55 percent of the population aged 25 to 54. He goes on to say that the sheer size of this cohort implies significant labor force impacts if this generation either retires earlier or remains in the labor force longer than earlier generations. Some studies have suggested that such programs may be a useful strategy for helping many of the unskilled and less well educated among the long-term unemployed.