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abstract: 'This paper analyses the barriers to work faced by long- and short-term
unemployed people in remote rural labour markets. Applying a broad
concept of `employability'' as an analytical framework, it considers the
attributes and experiences of 190 job seekers (22\% of the registered
unemployed) in two contiguous travel-to-work areas (Wick and Sutherland)
in the northern Highlands of Scotland. The labour demand side of
employability is also considered through interviews with 17 employers.
The paper identifies the specific job search and other employment
problems faced by unemployed people living in isolated rural communities
(labour supply); considers the perspective of employers (labour demand);
and discusses potential policies to address the needs of unemployed
individuals. Many job seekers were found to have gaps in generic and
job-specific skills, whilst some (particularly males) were reluctant to
pursue opportunities in non-traditional sectors of the economy. The
importance of informal job search and recruitment networks (which may
exclude the young and the long-term unemployed) and the lack of access
to formal employment services in remote areas also potentially
contributed to labour market disadvantage. Holistic and client-centred
solutions are required to address the barriers faced by these rural job
seekers, including adult basic education provision, flexible training
focussing on skills and work experience with particular relevance to the
new rural economy, and support services for job seekers in isolated
areas. These supply-side policies should be combined with demand-side
measures to stimulate endogenous and exogenous growth in isolated local
economies. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'McQuaid, RW (Corresponding Author), Napier Univ, Inst Employment Res,
Redwood House,66 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh EH10 5BR, Midlothian, Scotland.
Napier Univ, Inst Employment Res, Edinburgh EH10 5BR, Midlothian, Scotland.
Napier Univ, Sch Management, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ, Midlothian, Scotland.'
article-number: PII S0743-0167(02)00067-0
author: Lindsay, C and McCracken, M and McQuaid, RW
author-email: r.mcquaid@napier.ac.uk
author_list:
- family: Lindsay
given: C
- family: McCracken
given: M
- family: McQuaid
given: RW
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/S0743-0167(02)00067-0
files: []
issn: 0743-0167
journal: JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
keywords: unemployment; employability; labour markets; remote rural areas
keywords-plus: INFORMATION; NETWORKS
language: English
month: APR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '49'
orcid-numbers: 'McQuaid, Ronald/0000-0002-5342-7097
Lindsay, Colin/0000-0003-2493-6797'
pages: 187-200
papis_id: b22aeecc9ca97fef2a07e094ae75154c
ref: Lindsay2003unemploymentduration
researcherid-numbers: 'McQuaid, Ronald/K-6219-2012
'
times-cited: '45'
title: Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000181952800004
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '18'
volume: '19'
web-of-science-categories: Geography; Regional \& Urban Planning
year: '2003'