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Table 5 Job Survival Probabilities after 6, 12, 18 and 24 Months of Duration, by Skill Level

From: The evolution of job stability and wages after the implementation of the Hartz reformsDie Entwicklung von Beschäftigungsstabilität und Löhnen seit Einführung der Hartz-Reformen

West Germany
  Unskilled Skilled Highly Skilled
Year 6 Mths 12 Mths 18 Mths 24 Mths 6 Mths 12 Mths 18 Mths 24 Mths 6 Mths 12 Mths 18 Mths 24 Mths
1998 0.65 0.47 0.40 0.33 0.72 0.56 0.48 0.41 0.84 0.71 0.62 0.53
1999 0.67 0.50 0.40 0.34 0.72 0.57 0.48 0.42 0.82 0.68 0.57 0.50
2000 0.63 0.45 0.36 0.30 0.71 0.56 0.46 0.40 0.81 0.67 0.56 0.48
2001 0.63 0.45 0.37 0.30 0.72 0.56 0.48 0.41 0.82 0.67 0.58 0.50
2002 0.63 0.43 0.36 0.30 0.71 0.55 0.48 0.41 0.80 0.66 0.58 0.51
2003 0.63 0.48 0.37 0.32 0.72 0.57 0.48 0.42 0.81 0.69 0.59 0.52
2004 0.63 0.46 0.38 0.33 0.72 0.57 0.48 0.42 0.80 0.68 0.59 0.52
2005 0.62 0.44 0.38 0.32 0.72 0.57 0.50 0.43 0.81 0.67 0.59 0.51
2006 0.63 0.47 0.38 0.33 0.71 0.56 0.48 0.41 0.81 0.68 0.59 0.51
2007 0.61 0.47 0.37 0.32 0.71 0.57 0.48 0.42 0.81 0.69 0.59 0.52
2008 0.59 0.43 0.35 0.30 0.71 0.56 0.48 0.41 0.82 0.70 0.61 0.53
2009 0.64 0.46 – – 0.71 0.56 – – 0.82 0.67 – –
  1. Source: IEB, own calculations
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