This may be why you cant find a job, even in a tight labor market

This may be why you cant find a job, even in a tight labor marketThis may be why you cant find a job, even in a tight labor marketIt may be a job seekers market right now, but not everyone is finding success as they apply for positions in theirhometown. One of the reasons why hourly, predominately minimum wage roles are going unfilled while potential workers remain jobless is spatial mismatch.The Urban Institute has released an analysis on spatial mismatch - how a mismatch between where jobs are located and where job seekers live can mean highunemployment ratesand lead tolonger spells of joblessness across the country.Using the most recent data from online marketplace Snag (which is from 2017), the Institute looked at 16 metropolitan statistical areas in the United States to see how widespread the problem is.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIn Boston, for example, 41% of zip cod es in 2017 had far more Snag job postings than job seekers. In New York, that number dropped to 32%, but another 15% of zip codes had far more job seekers than postings. In Washington, D.C., 12% of zip codes had job postings that far exceeded job seekers, while 21% had the opposite problem.Many of these discrepancies boil down to affordable housing and public transit. Instead of jobs being a reasonable distance from ones home, open positions require extensive and potentially costly travel for workers who are filling jobs with unpredictable schedules, low wages, and a lack of opportunity for growth.Full-time jobs at restaurants, in retail or with customer service, for example, dont always entice qualified candidates because of low pay, bad benefits and other deterrents.Ultimately businesses will have to ensure that their jobs are attractive to potential employees, according to the analysis. This might be through ritterlich and predictable scheduling (many hourly jobshave unpredictabl e and irregular hours), improved benefits packages, transportation incentives, or higher wages. Local governments can help as well, by developing affordable housing near job hubs or transit, and by creating transportationroutes that cater to areas where service industry workers live.As employers struggle to find staff and job seekers search for work options that are sustainable, spatial mismatch is a roadblock for everyone. Workers must be able toafford to report to their jobs, and employers need to have access to a qualified workforce that lives just out of their reach.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people