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Table 1 Summary statistics of regional characteristics

From: Training vouchers, local employment agencies, and policy stylesBildungsgutscheine, regionale Arbeitsagenturen und Politikstile

 

Mean

Min

Max

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Share of unemployed

         

Aged 15–24 years (SGB III only)

0.149

0.086

0.221

0.149

0.138

0.150

0.157

0.158

0.139

Aged 55–64 years (SGB III only)

0.191

0.097

0.407

0.147

0.173

0.171

0.185

0.203

0.265

German citizenship (SGB III only)

0.909

0.687

0.995

0.907

0.911

0.911

0.907

0.905

0.914

Long-term unemployment

0.184

0.034

0.446

0.222

0.252

0.236

0.143

0.106

0.144

Share of employed

         

Management of forests and agriculture

0.014

0.001

0.061

0.014

0.014

0.014

0.014

0.015

0.013

Mining

0.005

0.000

0.066

0.005

0.005

0.005

0.005

0.005

0.004

Manufacturing industry

0.268

0.089

0.827

0.273

0.270

0.270

0.270

0.270

0.253

Energy and water supply

0.009

0.000

0.029

0.009

0.009

0.009

0.009

0.009

0.009

Construction

0.063

0.018

0.118

0.064

0.064

0.064

0.062

0.063

0.061

Trade

0.148

0.050

0.234

0.150

0.149

0.148

0.147

0.147

0.145

Hotels and restaurants

0.028

0.007

0.101

0.028

0.027

0.028

0.028

0.029

0.028

Transport and communication

0.053

0.000

0.242

0.052

0.052

0.053

0.053

0.052

0.054

Banking and insurance

0.030

0.000

0.124

0.031

0.031

0.029

0.028

0.029

0.032

Real estate activities

0.112

0.039

1.295

0.100

0.105

0.111

0.114

0.117

0.126

Public administration and defense

0.063

0.019

0.155

0.066

0.065

0.063

0.062

0.063

0.062

Education

0.038

0.010

0.112

0.038

0.037

0.037

0.037

0.041

0.038

Health-care and social sector

0.126

0.043

0.214

0.125

0.125

0.124

0.125

0.130

0.129

Services

0.041

0.011

0.132

0.040

0.040

0.040

0.040

0.047

0.043

Extraterritorial organisations and bodies

0.001

0.000

0.060

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

Other characteristics

         

Unemployment rate

0.105

0.027

0.289

0.116

0.128

0.117

0.097

0.084

0.090

Seasonal variance

0.185

0.031

0.730

0.214

0.167

0.144

0.192

0.209

Dummy eastern Germany

0.195

0.000

1.000

      
  1. Note: The information about seasonal variance is only available for 2005–2009.