All articles for: Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
April 24, 2026 | Establishments and the Demand for Personnel
Trump’s trade policy: almost every fifth establishment in the manufacturing sector feels the consequences
Ignat Stepanok, Alexander Kubis
6 percent of German establishments report that they are predominantly negatively affected by the impact of the changes to US trade policy since... Read more
November 22, 2024 | International and Regional Labour Markets
ELMI Policy Panel: Are labour shortages a problem everywhere?
Bernd Fitzenberger
The 2024 European Association of Labour Economists (EALE) conference gathered leading experts to discuss the latest findings from labour market research. Professor Bernd... Read more
November 27, 2023 | International and Regional Labour Markets
ELMI conference: Navigating Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets
Jutta Winters
The Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes (ELMI) held its first conference in Luxembourg on 30 and 31 October 2023. The event... Read more
April 16, 2021 | Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
European labour market dynamics after the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis
Enzo Weber, Roman Neupert
In order to analyse the mechanisms behind the dropping employment figures, this article gives an outline of developments in labour market flow statistics... Read more
January 25, 2021 | Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
Smoothing labour market transitions in times of crisis and beyond
Jutta Winters
The IAB hosted the interdisciplinary conference “Labour Market Transitions: Challenges for Public Policies and Research” where researchers and policy makers discussed labour market... Read more
December 16, 2020 | Labour Market Trends and Forecasts
Short-time work, layoffs, and new hires in Germany: how the corona crisis differs from the financial crisis of 2009
Enzo Weber
The corona crisis has impacted the German economy and labour market much more heavily than the financial crisis of 2009. Nevertheless, the number... Read more
October 20, 2020 | International Labour Markets
Launch of the “European Labour Market Barometer“
Enzo Weber, Christian Hutter
The new "European Labour Market Barometer" reflects the expected short-term development of unemployment and employment in the European labour market.... Read more
April 15, 2020 | International Labour Markets
German Exports to the UK: declining since the Brexit referendum in 2016
Ignat Stepanok, Sekou Keita
The rules defining trade between Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) have not changed despite Brexit. Nevertheless, there is a clear downward trend... Read more
April 1, 2020 | Education and Chances of Employment
Effects of population changes on the labour market in Germany
Sabine Klinger, Johann Fuchs
The authors show four scenarios how population changes can effect the labour force potential in Germany and what parameters need to be adjusted... Read more