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Title: Public Employment Offices and the Labor Market in the United States between 1890-1940

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Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: In the U.S. around the turn of the 20th century, state and local governments began to establish public employment offices. These non-profit governmental organizations match businesses and job seekers. Their goals were to reduce search and information costs and eliminate fraudulent activities by private employment agencies in the labor exchange. This paper estimates the usage and placements for job seekers through public employment offices in relation to the labor market conditions in order to explore the development of this labor market intermediary. It also estimates the geographical diffusion and the number of offices over time. In addition, it analyzes who used public employment offices. Finally, a theory of public employment offices is proposed to describe the situation which differs from that in today.

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Authors: Lee, Woong

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Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research

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Publisher Location: Cambridge, MA

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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