Appendix
Table A1: Descriptive statistics
Approved Local |
Joint Local |
All job | |
Job centres (= number of regions) |
69 |
353 |
442 |
Sample (= number of regions) |
56 |
353 |
409 |
Job finding rate |
3.69 % |
3.50 % |
3.52 % |
Job finding rate in rural regions |
3.70 % |
3. 89 % |
3.85 % |
Specialized case management |
75.8 % |
24.6 % |
67.2 % |
Generalized case management |
24.2 % |
75.4 % |
32.8 % |
Own vacancy recruitment service |
89.9 % |
16.6 % |
28.9 % |
Integrated matching approach |
14.5 % |
6.7 % |
8.01 % |
Length of first interview (in minutes) |
52 min |
48 min |
49 min |
First interview within 2 weeks |
71.1 % |
45.4 % |
66.6 % |
Agreement signed |
72.9 % |
74.1 % |
73.9 % |
Long-term unemployed |
6,544 |
8,539 |
8,257 |
Long-term unemployed in neighbouring |
46,569 |
41,279 |
42,144 |
Short-term unemployed |
3,484 |
3,593 |
3,575 |
Short-term unemployed in neighbouring |
22,026 |
19,461 |
19,880 |
New vacancies |
357 |
575 |
539 |
New vacancies in neighbouring regions |
3,292 |
2,812 |
2,891 |
Rural regions |
91,3 % |
68.3 % |
72.0 % |
Metropolitan regions |
1.4 % |
10.8 % |
9.2 % |
East Germany |
27.5 % |
28.9 % |
28.7 % |
Population |
183,909 |
187,636 |
187,026 |
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