Table 1 Distribution of work systems by sector in Germany and the UK 1995–2010. (Source: EWCS, weighted estimates. Employees, all firm sizes. Standard errors in % points)
| Â | Learning | Â | Lean | Â | Taylor | Â | Craft/simple | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Share % | SE | Share % | SE | Share % | SE | Share | SE | N | |
Whole economy | |||||||||
DE | |||||||||
 1995 | 48.8 | 1.6 | 21.1 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 1613 |
 2000 | 45.4 | 1.6 | 21.0 | 1.3 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 1266 |
 2005 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 25.4 | 1.8 | 13.7 | 1.5 | 21.6 | 1.6 | 863 |
 2010 | 41.0 | 1.4 | 27.0 | 1.2 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 1801 |
 All years | 44.0 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 5543 |
UK | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1995 | 35.7 | 1.9 | 40.7 | 1.9 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 863 |
 2000 | 33.6 | 1.7 | 38.2 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 1226 |
 2005 | 28.3 | 1.8 | 36.5 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 1.6 | 823 |
 2010 | 29.0 | 1.5 | 37.7 | 1.5 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 1251 |
 All years | 31.6 | 0.9 | 38.2 | 0.9 | 14.9 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 4163 |
Manufacturing | |||||||||
DE | |||||||||
 1995 | 35.2 | 3.4 | 30.8 | 3.2 | 23.8 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 349 |
 2000 | 29.7 | 3.3 | 30.5 | 3.3 | 24.7 | 2.9 | 15.2 | 2.6 | 250 |
 2005 | 31.5 | 4.4 | 31.4 | 4.4 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 139 |
 2010 | 34.4 | 3.1 | 28.9 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 303 |
 All years | 33.1 | 1.7 | 30.2 | 1.7 | 25.4 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 1.1 | 1041 |
UK | |||||||||
 1995 | 31.6 | 4.5 | 42.3 | 4.6 | 19.6 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 132 |
 2000 | 22.8 | 3.9 | 42.5 | 4.5 | 24.3 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 186 |
 2005 | 21.4 | 4.7 | 46.4 | 5.6 | 22.0 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 108 |
 2010 | 18.6 | 4.3 | 46.3 | 5.4 | 30.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 101 |
 All years | 24.3 | 2.3 | 43.9 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 527 |
Private services | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
DE | |||||||||
 1995 | 52.3 | 3.1 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 25.2 | 2.6 | 434 |
 2000 | 42.1 | 2.8 | 17.5 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 31.3 | 2.6 | 427 |
 2005 | 38.5 | 3.4 | 14.6 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 35.9 | 3.3 | 277 |
 2010 | 37.5 | 2.1 | 22.9 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 28.6 | 1.9 | 708 |
 All years | 42.9 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 1836 |
UK | |||||||||
 1995 | 32.5 | 3.2 | 39.2 | 3.2 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 307 |
 2000 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 38.0 | 2.6 | 15.9 | 1.8 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 521 |
 2005 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 32.9 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 2.6 | 21.8 | 2.7 | 306 |
 2010 | 25.2 | 2.4 | 31.4 | 2.4 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 22.5 | 2.0 | 501 |
 All years | 27.5 | 1.4 | 35.2 | 1.4 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 19.1 | 1.1 | 1635 |