Why Don’t Jobseekers Search More? Barriers and Returns to Search on a Job Matching Platform 2016-2022
Pakistan, 2016 - 2022
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Reference ID
PAK_2016-2022_BRSJMP_v01_M
Producer(s)
Kate Vyborny, Robert Garlick, Nivedhitha Subramanian, Erica Field
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Jul 13, 2026
Last modified
Jul 13, 2026
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- Data files
- HHlisting_long_anony
- hhdata_prep_se
- individual_level_analysis
- individual_level_subscriber_analysis
- individual_round_level_analysis
- intmed_prep
- JA_updated
- jaebs_prep
- job_level_analysis_se
- jsfollowup_prep
- JT_followup_survey_rand
- jt_ja_harmonized_JSF_CV_updates
- jt_ja_harmonized_prep_se
- jt_ja_harmonized_updates_prep_se
- JT_JA_screener_appended
- JT_JA_signup_harmonized_se
- JT_noid_duprem
- JT_noid_updated
- JT_rand_preload_10percent_hybridmod
- JTupdates_JA_harmonized
- 20percent_bonuscalls_prep
- 20percent_prep
- 20percent_prep_attempt
- adlisting_prep_se
- all_optout
- CC_jobs_cv_scoring
- cv_tracking_batches
- CV_updates_Highed_attempts
- CV_updates_highed_data
- cv_updates_highed_data_25_Jun_2021
- cv_updates_highed_data_2020_11_30
- CV_updates_Lowed_attempts
- CV_updates_Lowed_FS_attempts
- feedback_joblevel_prep_se
- feedback_matchlevel_prep_se
- firms_prep_se
- FirmSurvey_nodup_anon_se
- FR_jobs_cv_scoring
- FS_adlisting_anon_se
- FS_del_cleaned_unique_jobid
- FS_del_cleaned_unique_memidjobid_anon
- FS_interview_med
- FS_MidlineSurvey_feedback_cleaned
- FS_non_compliance_int_med
- pickup_prep_se
- post_sep2020_call_order
- pre_sep2020_call_order_recovered
- screener_prep_se
- se_matchlevel_latent_interview_probability_variation_v1
- search_work_resp_ac
- triminput
- Updates_survey_var_JT
- match_level_analysis_sensitivity
- match_level_oct2022
- feedback_joblevel_prep_allvars_se
- feedback_matchlevel_prep_allvars_se
- match_level_analysis
- matches_JT_JA_consolidated
- matches_prep_se
- LFS_2018-19
- cv_updates_uniq_ID_list_he_2022_08_11_b5
Reasons for opting out of service (reasons_opt)
Data file: all_optout
Overview
Valid:
8486
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
26
Type:
Discrete
Width:
67
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Died | 227 |
2.7%
|
| 2 | Moved from the city | 204 |
2.4%
|
| 3 | Not having well health to work | 12 |
0.1%
|
| 4 | Not allowed to work | 151 |
1.8%
|
| 5 | Not looking for a job | 246 |
2.9%
|
| 6 | Prefer to work at home | 12 |
0.1%
|
| 7 | Not satisfied with JT | 47 |
0.6%
|
| 8 | Other reasons not specified | 55 |
0.6%
|
| 9 | Leave JT, but did not explain the reasons | 629 |
7.4%
|
| 10 | Is not available and refused to talk to us further | 98 |
1.2%
|
| 11 | Informed by another person that he/she is not interested anymore | 4995 |
58.9%
|
| 12 | Gave consent, but when asking for address refused | 0 | |
| 13 | Gave consent, but when asking for CV information refused | 0 | |
| 14 | Found a job (or set up own business), not looking anymore | 769 |
9.1%
|
| 15 | Moved from the country | 354 |
4.2%
|
| 16 | Temporary ill | 8 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Permanently ill | 64 |
0.8%
|
| 18 | No longer looking due to marriage / dependent care | 284 |
3.3%
|
| 19 | I get too many calls | 40 |
0.5%
|
| 20 | This service hasn't helped me | 141 |
1.7%
|
| 21 | I'm being sent jobs I am overqualified / underqualified for | 27 |
0.3%
|
| 22 | I do not receive a response when I express interest in a job | 2 |
0%
|
| 23 | I applied to jobs but never got a response | 16 |
0.2%
|
| 24 | Respondent is not available and refused to talk to us further | 0 | |
| 25 | Family member was using abusive language/ threatening / misbehaving | 103 |
1.2%
|
| 26 | Call dropped without giving specific reason | 2 |
0%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.