Labour mobility is critical for adjusting imbalance between local labour markets. Yet, labour markets appear still very localized. Existing studies on job search report that the choice of search methods influences job outcomes, with social contacts accounting for a substantial fraction of job matches. Whether search methods are conducive to local or national jobs has not been examined yet. This paper establishes a link between job search and regional mobility, investigating the impact of search methods on unemployment exits within and across local labour markets. The effect of search methods is estimated by a Propensity Score Matching approach, using data from the British Household Panel Survey. Results show that only direct approach to employers enhances the job hazard with regional move. Conversely, social contacts and advertisements are found to increase the hazard to local employment, although the effect of social contacts wears off as the unemployment spell prolongs. No impact is found by Employment Agencies on either exit. These findings suggest that the widespread use of social contacts, while enhancing job matches in the local labour market, might contribute to restrict labour mobility. Therefore, they bear support to policies promoting diffusion and efficacy of alternative methods, particularly when the target is long-term unemployment. Results also point out the opportunity of reforms of the job search assistance and placement service offered by Employment Agencies, taking these limitations into account.

劳动力流动对于调整当地劳动力市场之间的失衡至关重要。然而，劳动力市场似乎仍然非常本地化。现有的求职研究表明，搜索方法的选择会影响工作结果，而社交关系占工作匹配的很大一部分。尚未研究搜索方法是否有利于本地或国家工作。本文建立了求职与区域流动性之间的联系，调查了求职方法对当地劳动力市场内部和之间的失业状况的影响。搜索倾向的效果是通过倾向得分匹配法，使用英国家庭面板调查的数据估算得出的。结果表明，仅对雇主采取直接措施会随区域迁移而增加工作危险。反过来，人们发现，社会交往和广告会增加对当地就业的危害，尽管随着失业时间的延长，社会交往的影响逐渐减弱。职业介绍所发现这两个出口都没有影响。这些发现表明，社会交往的广泛使用，虽然可以增强当地劳动力市场的工作匹配度，但可能会限制劳动力的流动。因此，它们支持促进替代方法的推广和效力的政策，特别是当目标是长期失业时。结果还指出，考虑到这些局限性，职业介绍所提供的求职协助和安置服务改革的机会。职业介绍所发现这两个出口都没有影响。这些发现表明，社会交往的广泛使用，虽然可以增强当地劳动力市场的工作匹配度，但可能会限制劳动力的流动。因此，他们支持促进替代方法传播和效力的政策，特别是当目标是长期失业时。结果还指出，考虑到这些局限性，职业介绍所提供的求职协助和安置服务改革的机会。职业介绍所发现这两个出口都没有影响。这些发现表明，社会交往的广泛使用，虽然可以增强当地劳动力市场的工作匹配度，但可能会限制劳动力的流动。因此，它们支持促进替代方法的推广和效力的政策，特别是当目标是长期失业时。结果还指出，考虑到这些局限性，职业介绍所提供的求职协助和安置服务改革的机会。他们支持促进替代方法传播和效力的政策，特别是当目标是长期失业时。结果还指出，考虑到这些局限性，职业介绍所提供的求职协助和安置服务改革的机会。他们支持促进替代方法传播和效力的政策，尤其是当目标是长期失业时。结果还指出，考虑到这些局限性，职业介绍所提供的求职协助和安置服务改革的机会。