Labor Welfare based on the Intensity of Job Search

Abstract

This study discusses the differences in welfare workforce as measured by the revelation of willingness to work that describes the characteristics of the workforce offers and the variables that influence in the city of Makassar. Job search intensity is added as a factor that distinguishes welfare workforce, and the decomposition analysis of the 384 people sampled, and analytical results indicating that the workforce is getting job from word of mouth information have better welfare than getting a job by using advanced technology.

Keywords: reservation wage, searching for job, technology, welfare