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Table 4 Factor analysis of search methods: Factor loadings after Varimax rotation

From: How do the unemployed search for a job? – Evidence from the EU Labour Force Survey

 

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Uniqueness

Public employment office

0.3295

−0.6557

0.2176

0.4142

Private employment agency

0.1342

−0.0397

0.8358

0.2818

Direct applications to employers

0.2136

0.6803

0.3857

0.3428

Asking friends, relatives, and trade unions, etc.

0.2623

0.7476

0.0547

0.3693

Inserting or answering advertisements

0.8277

−0.0893

0.2408

0.2489

Studying advertisements

0.8578

0.2539

0.0460

0.1975

Taking a test, interview or examination

0.1906

0.3700

0.6284

0.4319

  1. Source: EU-LFS, years 2006–2008, own calculations. – Notes: Figures in bold denote factor loadings larger than 0.5 in absolute value. – Factor analysis makes use of sampling weights.