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Zastosowanie Google Trends do analizy sezonowości podaży pracy w Polsce
The Use of Google Trends in the Analysis of the Seasonality of Labor Supply in Poland

Author(s): Dorota Jegorow
Subject(s): National Economy, Economic development, Human Resources in Economy, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: seasonality; unemployment; Google Trends; job; internship;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issue of using Google Trends to study labor supply in Poland. The conducted analysis indicates high functionality of this application both in terms of access to data and the possibility of statistical inference based on them. The obtained results allow to claim that the supply of labor is characterized by statistically significant seasonality. The slightest interest in taking up a job falls on December.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 3.2
  • Page Range: 119-133
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish