The employability of ex-offenders: a field experiment in the Swedish labor market

Table 3 Fractions of job applications that led to a positive employer response

Occupation	Number of employers	All	Non-offender	Ex-offender	Ratio
Accounting clerk	74	0.16	0.26	0.05	4.75
Auto mechanic	66	0.24	0.26	0.23	1.13
Cleaner	132	0.11	0.15	0.08	2.00
Enrolled nurse	71	0.25	0.30	0.20	1.50
Preschool teacher	136	0.36	0.49	0.23	2.13
Restaurant worker	301	0.20	0.25	0.16	1.57
Salesperson	69	0.27	0.33	0.20	1.64
Software developer	71	0.35	0.46	0.23	2.06
Truck driver	119	0.12	0.11	0.13	0.87
All occupations	1039	0.22	0.28	0.16	1.72

Notes: Ratio is calculated by dividing the fraction of applications that led to a positive employer response for the non-offender by the fraction of applications that led to a positive employer response for the ex-offender