Study: Net Key To Job Seekers
A new study released Wednesday shows that unemployed Americans who use the Internet are more likely to continue their active job searches than those who lack Internet access. The study from the tech and telecom think tank Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies estimated using U.S. census data that those unemployed workers who use broadband are 50 percent less likely to give up on their job searches than those who lack such access, while those with dial-up Internet access are one-third less likely to drop out of the labor force.
The study said there are several reasons why the Internet helps keep the unemployed from giving up on their job searches such as the inexpensiveness of using the Internet to search for information about jobs and wages and the emotional and other types of support unemployed Americans receive via the Internet. "We find evidence that the jobless are more likely to be discouraged when they do not use the Internet. This evidence suggests that support and information obtained from the Internet reduces the likelihood that they feel there are no jobs, or no jobs for which they could qualify," according to the report.
The study also highlights the benefits and importance of community broadband centers to assist those who do not have Internet access at home, Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. Spiwak said. "These findings suggest that broadband connectivity can contribute to economic recovery," he added.
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