Education as an asset in the labour market

Suikkanen, Asko; Linnakangas, Ritva Tuulikki

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“…There is an increasing proportion of unemployed workers in Finland who have become passive in their job search and who have experienced major difficulties in reentering the workforce. These workers seem to be trapped in long-term unemployment (Suikkanen, Linnakangas, Kallinen, & Karjalainen, 1998). In a recent Finnish study, Vesalainen and Vuori (1999) found that about half of those unemployed for 3 years or longer had not recently searched for a job.…”

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The Työhön Job Search Program in Finland: Benefits for the unemployed with risk of depression or discouragement.

Vuori¹,

Silvonen²,

Vinokur³

et al. 2002

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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The impact of preventive interventions for the unemployed may vary depending on the context of the labor policies and benefit systems of the country where it is implemented. The Työhön Job Search Program was based on a method developed in the United States for recently unemployed workers. This study examined outcomes of the intervention in the context of the European labor market for participants who had been unemployed for a longer period. A total of 1,261 unemployed Finnish job seekers participated in a randomized field study. At the 6-month follow-up, the program had a beneficial impact on the quality of reemployment, especially among those who had been unemployed for a moderate time period. The program also significantly decreased psychological distress.

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Section: The Työhön Program In Finlandmentioning

confidence: 99%