Comparing Quint and Kopelmans’ research, Meisenheimer II and Ilg (2000) also
used ten items job search methods, which they surveyed on employed wage and salary
workers. However, they termed these methods as active methods used by respondents
for new job search. Their study first examines whether any trends have emerged in the
proportion of workers actively seeking new jobs (job search rate) in February 1995,
1997, and 1999. Then, the focus turns to how different characteristics of workers –
such as sex, age, earnings, health and retirement benefits coverage, educational level,
tenure with current employer, job security, occupation, industry, and union
membership – relate to workers’ likelihood to seek new jobs. The analysis does not
include employed jobseekers who are self-employed workers, wage and salary workers
who were looking for a second or additional job, and jobseekers that used only passive
methods to search for a new job. Passive job-search methods include merely reading
the want ads or attending a job-training program or course