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

Arthur Kaboth, Lena Hünefeld and Ralf Himmelreicher
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Arthur Kaboth: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Dortmund
Lena Hünefeld: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Dortmund
Ralf Himmelreicher: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Berlin

Journal for Labour Market Research, 2023, vol. 57, Article 21

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))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Westdeutschland; atypische Beschäftigung; Auswirkungen; berufliche Mobilität; beruflicher Aufstieg; Berufsverlauf; Entwicklung; Niedrigqualifizierte; Normalarbeitsverhältnis; primärer Sektor; sekundärer Sektor; Teilzeitarbeit; Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsmarktsegmentation; Vollzeitarbeit; 1990-2013 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 J42 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-07-31
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