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Table 2 Number of transitions between different labour market states and phases of UB-II-Receipt.

From: New administrative data on welfare dynamics in Germany: the Sample of Integrated Welfare Benefit Biographies (SIG)

No. of transitions

UB-II receipt

Labour market status

Shares in %

 0

12.4

10.5

 1

22.3

15.0

 2

18.5

15.9

 3

13.4

14.0

 4

10.8

11.9

 5 or more

22.7

32.8

 Mean

3.0

3.7

 N

86,318

86,318

  1. Sequence analysis of employment and UB II trajectories of individuals who became benefit recipients between 2012 and 2014 without having received UB II during the last 3 years before entry
  2. Example: For 18.5 per cent of individuals two transitions between the four states according to benefit receipt and employment can be observed in the first 36 months after entry into benefit receipt. On average, the individuals realise 3.0 transitions in this time-span