China is experiencing population ageing caused by a rapidly declining fertility rate and increased life expectancy. This demographic transition poses economic challenges, yet the intensity of these challenges depends on a number of factors, with the move of people from rural to urban areas being...

This study examines the effectiveness of digital recruitment platforms in addressing labor shortages within Norway's shipbuilding and ship-repair industry. Through a data analysis of 446 job applications over a 12-month period, this study evaluates key recruitment metrics, including application...

Die Studie versammelt Indikatoren zur Qualifikationsstruktur der Erwerbstätigen im internationalen Vergleich, zur hochschulischen Bildung sowie zur Beteiligung an Weiterbildung und zeigt, dass sich wesentliche Entwicklungen fortsetzen. So liegt der Anteil der 25- bis 64-jährigen...

This paper introduces a novel multivariate composite estimator for the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Unlike the univariate composite estimators used in some countries, the multivariate estimator takes into account the different probabilities of transitioning between labour market categories, such...

: The significant labour shortage in Germany could be alleviated if the domestic labour potential was better utilised. The most significant potential is found in part-time working women without children under the age of 14. If 50% of this group worked full time in the corresponding age groups,...

The euro area, like many other advanced economies, has entered an era of drastic demographic change. Without appropriate policy responses, population ageing in the euro area is posing formidable challenges for potential growth, monetary policy and public finances. This paper examines - from a...

This report describes the main characteristics of the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) conducted in 2021 in the Member States of the European Union (EU), two EFTA countries (Norway and Switzerland) and two candidate countries (Serbia and Turkey). All these countries provide Eurostat...

With economists suggesting to increase labor market participation to counter demographic changes and skills shortages, contrary to the recently increased awareness of work-life balance, the question arises as to how much of the previously unexploited labor supply can actually be activated and...

Using data from Thailand's Labour Force Survey from 2012 to 2021, the differences over time were investigated for the likelihood of youths moving between employment states, such as unemployment, employment and out of the labour force. Additional transitions were calculated for groups moving...

While female labor force participation (LFP) in Iran is among the lowest in the world, there is hardly any study on the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the country's female LFP. We find that female LFP decreased during the pandemic years by around 1 percentage point in 2021 and 2022. When...

While female labor force participation (LFP) in Iran is among the lowest in the world, there is hardly any study on the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the country's female LFP. We find that female LFP decreased during the pandemic years by around 1 percentage point in 2021 and 2022. When...

Im internationalen Vergleich hat Deutschland einen der höchsten Anteile an Arbeitsstellen, die nicht besetzt werden können. Zugleich wird pro Kopf weniger gearbeitet als in fast allen anderen Industrieländern. Die Studie zeigt, wo die nicht realisierten Arbeitskräftepotenziale zu finden sind...

Mit dem dynamischen Mikrosimulationsmodell mircoDEMS wird die Größe und Zusammensetzung der Erwerbsbevölkerung bis 2040 simuliert, wobei der Einfluss individueller Merkmale auf die Erwerbsbeteiligung sowie pensionsrechtliche Änderungen berücksichtigt werden. Die Simulationen zeigen, dass...

Labour market transitions that workers experience throughout their working life play an important role in current policy discussions surrounding the future of work. Transitions occur between employment, unemployment and inactivity, but also between formality and informality, as well as between...

China is experiencing population ageing caused by a rapidly declining fertility rate and increased life expectancy. This demographic transition poses economic challenges, yet the intensity of these challenges depends on a number of factors, with the move of people from rural to urban areas being...

This paper draws on a current international analysis of pandemic consequences in the labour market and on the way different segments have been impacted. The purpose is to provide a critical investigation of the facts and arguments regarding how and why the consequences of the same health...

The cross-sectional association between female labour force participation rates and fertility in developed countries shifted from negative to positive during the 1980s. Ever since then, researchers have applied different statistical approaches; therefore, the present study re-evaluates the...

Developing Asia has grown faster than other parts of the world for decades. However, population aging is expected to pose significant headwinds to the region’s future economic growth. We update and enhance the analysis of Park and Shin (2012) to project the impact of population aging on...

This article identifies workers who experienced a job separation during the Great Recession or the pandemic recession and tracks their labor force status in the following year, using the Current Population Survey. Workers are classified as exiters if they leave the labor force shortly after...

We develop a model which shows that wages, prices and real income should grow faster in countries with low increase in their labour force. If not, other countries experience growing unemployment and/or trade deficit. This result is applied to the case of Germany, which has displayed a...

This paper studies the labour force participation in Mexico between 2005 and 2018 at the aggregate level. While the ageing of the labour force produced modest reductions in the participation rate, changes in the educational level countervailed these effects for the period of study. In...