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Multiple job holding, local labor markets, and the business cycle
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Abstract About 5 % of US workers hold multiple jobs, which can exacerbate or mitigate employment changes over the business cycle. Theory is ambiguous and prior literature is not fully conclusive. We examine the relationship between multiple job holding and local unemployment rates using a large Current Popul... view more
About 5 % of US workers hold multiple jobs, which can exacerbate or mitigate employment changes over the business cycle. Theory is ambiguous and prior literature is not fully conclusive. We examine the relationship between multiple job holding and local unemployment rates using a large Current Population Survey data set of workers in urban labor markets during 1998–2013. Labor markets with high unemployment have moderately lower rates of multiple job holding. Yet no relationship between multiple job holding and unemployment is found within markets over time, with near-zero estimates being precisely estimated. Multiple job holding is largely acyclic.... view less
Keywords
multiple employment; employment trend; labor market; local factors; business cycle; unemployment; United States of America
Classification
Labor Market Research
Free Keywords
Multiple jobs; Current Population Survey Monthly Outgoing Rotation Group (CPS-MORG) earnings files, 1998-2013; Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 12.0
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 1-29
Journal
IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 5 (2016)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40172-016-0044-x
ISSN
2193-8997
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed