Fig. 8From: Germany and the United States in coronavirus distress: internal versus external labour market flexibilityMonthly unemployment flows (2009 to 2021). The monthly inflow rate from employment into unemployment (national definition) is defined as the number of inflows from employment to unemployment in month t relative to the employment level in month t-1. The monthly exit rate from unemployment into employment is defined as the number of outflows from unemployment (national definition) to employment in month t relative to the unemployment level in month t-1. The numbers are seasonally adjusted. Sources: Federal Employment Agency; own calculationsBack to article page