Table 6 Descriptive statistics for different unemployed groups
From: What factors contributed to changes in employment during and after the Great Recession?
| Â | Full sample | HIRE act eligible | HIRE act eligible pre-2011 | HIRE act eligible post-2012 | Long term unemployed | Long term unemployed pre-2013 | Long term unemployed 2013 & 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employed | 0.729 (0.444) | 0.609 (0.488) | 0.605 (0.489) | 0.623 (0.485) | 0.540 (0.498) | 0.536 (0.499) | 0.563 (0.496) |
Weeks looking for work | 1.405 (6.162) | 23.62 (11.77) | 22.96 (11.57) | 24.62 (12.00) | 34.08 (7.984) | 34.04 (7.961) | 34.30 (8.100) |
Male | 0.480 (0.500) | 0.544 (0.498) | 0.541 (0.498) | 0.540 (0.498) | 0.533 (0.499) | 0.534 (0.499) | 0.529 (0.499) |
Less than H.S. | 0.117 (0.321) | 0.173 (0.378) | 0.181 (0.385) | 0.156 (0.363) | 0.184 (0.388) | 0.188 (0.391) | 0.164 (0.370) |
H.S. degree | 0.299 (0.458) | 0.349 (0.477) | 0.356 (0.479) | 0.334 (0.472) | 0.360 (0.480) | 0.362 (0.481) | 0.346 (0.476) |
Some college | 0.294 (0.456) | 0.287 (0.452) | 0.278 (0.448) | 0.308 (0.462) | 0.281 (0.450) | 0.277 (0.447) | 0.304 (0.460) |
Bachelor’s and higher | 0.290 (0.454) | 0.191 (0.393) | 0.185 (0.388) | 0.202 (0.402) | 0.175 (0.380) | 0.173 (0.378) | 0.186 (0.389) |
White | 0.795 (0.404) | 0.761 (0.427) | 0.763 (0.425) | 0.750 (0.433) | 0.729 (0.444) | 0.729 (0.444) | 0.727 (0.446) |
Black | 0.115 (0.319) | 0.145 (0.352) | 0.142 (0.349) | 0.155 (0.362) | 0.168 (0.374) | 0.167 (0.373) | 0.174 (0.380) |
No. Observations | 1,413,820 | 74,985 | 48,004 | 18,839 | 35,368 | 29,687 | 5,681 |