A dynamic approach to the study of unemployment duration

In this research work we investigate which factors influence the probability of leaving the unemployment state among people registered in the DistrictLabor Office in S lupsk. The multiepisode hazard models with time-varying variables are suitable tools for this analysis. We introduced the changing labor marketstructure into the risk model. The main results achieved show that the job findingprocess depends on the historical time of the entry into the unemployment stateand the actual historical time.Also, the specific individual characteristics of people unemployed, such as gender,age, marital status, place of residence, education level, influence the probability ofexiting the unemployment state. There is a greater tendency to leave the unemployment state when the person doesn’t receive the unemployment benefit. Theparticipation in the vocational training doesn’t increase the transition rate intoemployment.