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The IAB Job Vacancy Survey: design and research potential

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  • Bossler, Mario

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Gürtzgen, Nicole

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Univ. Regensburg)

  • Kubis, Alexander

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Küfner, Benjamin

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Lochner, Benjamin

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

Abstract

"This article provides an overview of the IAB Job Vacancy Survey and its research potential. The IAB Job Vacancy Survey is a quarterly establishment survey covering the (un-)satisfied labor demand in Germany. This survey identifies the entire number of vacancies on the German labor market, including those vacancies that are not reported to the Federal Employment Agency. The main questionnaire obtains information about the number and structure of vacancies, future labor demand, the current economic situation and the expected development of participating establishments. In addition, the questionnaire collects information about the last new hiring and the last case of a failed recruitment process. Finally, the questionnaire enquires about employer attitudes and firms’ use of current labor market instruments. The Research Data Centre of the German Federal Employment Agency offers access to the data starting from the survey waves 2000 onwards." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Suggested Citation

  • Bossler, Mario & Gürtzgen, Nicole & Kubis, Alexander & Küfner, Benjamin & Lochner, Benjamin, 2020. "The IAB Job Vacancy Survey: design and research potential," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 54, pages 1-013.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabjlr:v:54:i::p:a013
    DOI: 10.1186/s12651-020-00278-6
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    1. Kagerl, Christian, 2026. "Administrative data on German short-time work: essentials and potentials," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 60, pages 1-001.
    2. Christian Merkl & Timo Sauerbier, 2024. "Public Employment Agency Reform, Matching Efficiency, and German Unemployment," IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan;International Monetary Fund, vol. 72(1), pages 393-440, March.
    3. Blömer, Maximilian J. & Guertzgen, Nicole & Pohlan, Laura & Stichnoth, Holger & van den Berg, Gerard J., 2024. "Unemployment effects of the German minimum wage in an equilibrium job search model," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    4. Gürtzgen, Nicole & Küfner, Benjamin, 2021. "Hirings in the IAB Job Vacancy Survey and the administrative data - an aggregate comparison," FDZ Methodenreport 202102_en, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    5. repec:iab:iabfda:202109(de is not listed on IDEAS
    6. Benjamin Küfner & Joseph W. Sakshaug & Stefan Zins, 2022. "Analysing establishment survey non‐response using administrative data and machine learning," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 185(S2), pages 310-342, December.
    7. Karolin Hiesinger & Laura Pohlan & Franka Vetter, 2025. "The employment statistics of severely disabled people: description and research potential," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 59(1), pages 1-20, December.
    8. Fischer Anna-Maria & Hiesinger Karolin & Pohlan Laura, 2025. "Aus Sicht der Betriebe: Was es braucht, damit Inklusion besser gelingt," Wirtschaftsdienst, Sciendo, vol. 105(8), pages 591-597.
    9. repec:iab:iabfme:202102(en is not listed on IDEAS
    10. Mario Bossler & Martin Popp, 2022. "Labor Demand on a Tight Leash," Papers 2203.05593, arXiv.org, revised Apr 2026.
    11. Gürtzgen, Nicole & Pohlan, Laura, 2024. "Do employers learn more from referrals than from other recruitment channels?," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    12. Benjamin Küfner & Joseph W. Sakshaug & Stefan Zins, 2022. "Establishment survey participation during the COVID-19 pandemic," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 56(1), pages 1-18, December.
    13. repec:iab:iabfda:202109(en is not listed on IDEAS
    14. Bossler, Mario & Popp, Martin, 2024. "Labor Demand on a Tight Leash," IZA Discussion Papers 16837, IZA Network @ LISER.

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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General

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