All articles for: covid-19-pandemic
December 29, 2023 | Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Younger and less satisfied? Young workers’ life satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany
Juliane Achatz, Bernhard Christoph, Silke Anger
Adverse effects on workers' employment situation are highly unequal for different groups. Young workers were particularly affected by the pandemic. They were less... Read more
May 16, 2023 | Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
“At the peak, 40 percent of the French labour force were on short-time work”
Martin Schludi
In France, just like in many other European countries, short-time work has proved to be a powerful tool to prevent massive layoffs during... Read more
February 28, 2023 | Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
“Short-time work proved to be a highly effective instrument in times of crisis.”
Martin Schludi
In Germany, short-time work has played a crucial role in stabilising the labour market both in the financial and the coronavirus crisis. At... Read more
September 15, 2022 | Groups of Persons
Unemployment and the mental health of young people during the second phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany
Hans Dietrich, Alexander Patzina, Laura Brunner
Young adults are tomorrow’s workforce in times of aggravating skill shortage. Their mental health and well-being decide over their labour market success and... Read more
August 9, 2022 | Groups of Persons
Essential occupations: what are the working conditions like?
Anton Nivorozhkin, Friedrich Poeschel
Most jobs in essential occupations in Germany have relatively good working conditions. Yet a substantial share of jobs has bad ones, and here... Read more
April 6, 2022 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"
With its numerous surveys the IAB will shed light on the coronavirus mystery
Yuliya Kosyakova, Laura Pohlan
The Covid-19 crisis has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for information both in politics and practice. This poses an enormous... Read more
July 30, 2021 | Forms of Employment
Working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic: usage, barriers, and wishes for the future
Corinna Frodermann, Philipp Grunau, Dana Müller, Georg-Christoph Haas
This article focusses on how working from home has changed during the Covid-19 crisis.... 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
February 26, 2021 | Series "Covid-19 crisis: consequences for the labour market"
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a new establishment survey
Lutz Bellmann, Patrick Gleiser, Christian Kagerl, Eva Kleifgen, Theresa Koch, Corinna König, Ute Leber, Laura Pohlan, Duncan Roth, Malte Schierholz, Jens Stegmaier, Armin Aminian
A new high-frequency survey sheds light on how establishments have adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic.... Read more