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Beschäftigungsentwicklung von Helfertätigkeiten: Starker Einbruch in der Corona-Krise (Employment trends for unskilled labour: Substantial decline in the Corona crisis)

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  • Seibert, Holger

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

  • Wiethölter, Doris

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

  • Schwengler, Barbara

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

Abstract

"Low-skilled workers have a particularly high risk of unemployment. Nevertheless, the German labour market offers employment opportunities for this group of people in unskilled and semi-skilled jobs. During the years immediately before the Corona crisis, the number of these jobs has increased. However, the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic illustrate how vulnerable this segment is to short-term fluctuations in demand. This report shows in which occupational groups, sectors and regions unskilled and semi-skilled jobs are particularly common, and which people predominantly work in these jobs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Seibert, Holger & Wiethölter, Doris & Schwengler, Barbara, 2021. "Beschäftigungsentwicklung von Helfertätigkeiten: Starker Einbruch in der Corona-Krise (Employment trends for unskilled labour: Substantial decline in the Corona crisis)," IAB-Kurzbericht 202116, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
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