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Employment trajectories of workers in low-skilled jobs in Western Germany

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  • Kaboth, Arthur

    (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Dortmund)

  • Hünefeld, Lena

    (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Dortmund)

  • Himmelreicher, Ralf

    (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Berlin)

Abstract

"According to the segmentation theory, low-skilled jobs belong to the secondary sector of the labour market. Low-skilled jobs do not require vocational training and workers are interchangeable. Therefore, workers in this sector have poor working conditions and are regularly affected by employment interruptions. The current state of research, however, does not provide any longitudinal information about individual employment stability of workers performing low-skilled jobs. Furthermore, most of these workers are employed full-time and have completed professional training. Against this background, this paper deals with employment trajectories of workers in low-skilled jobs and their changes over time with regard to standard employment relationship. The aim of the explorative study is to analyse the assignment of workers in low-skilled jobs within the segmentation theory and to determine how segments have changed over time." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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  • Kaboth, Arthur & Hünefeld, Lena & Himmelreicher, Ralf, 2023. "Employment trajectories of workers in low-skilled jobs in Western Germany," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 57, pages 1-021.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabjlr:v:57:i::p:a021
    DOI: 10.1186/s12651-023-00351-w
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    JEL classification:

    • J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis

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