Unemployment and training

by Garnett Picot
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division
Analytical Studies Branch research paper series, No. 004

Training is often discussed as a principle means of improving the labour adjustment process for the unemployed. But if training is to be effective for particular target groups of unemployed, it is necessary to know to what degree training is actually utilized by the group. That is the question addressed in this paper.

Using logistic regression and data from two surveys, the probability of taking training is determined for the unemployed with various characteristics. It is found that being unemployed increases significantly the likelihood of training. It is also found that often groups of the unemployed who face the most difficult adjustment experiences and the most difficult labour markets are those who are least likely to turn to training.

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