The IAB job vacancy survey

Abstract

"In recent years, there has been an increased interest in data on job vacancies that are representative of the entire economy. Data from administrative sources cannot meet this demand adequately in structure or coverage. In Germany, this gap is filled by the German Job Vacancy Survey of the IAB, a representative survey of establishments providing valid data on the number and the structure of job vacancies in the entire German economy. It also provides data crucial to the understanding of recruitment processes and the reasons for the lapsing of vacancies. This enables a detailed examination of labor market processes, in particular search and hiring decisions. Beginning in 2011, data from all waves have gradually been made available to external researchers through the Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the Federal Employment Agency at the Institute for Employment Research." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Moczall, A., Müller, A., Rebien, M. & Vogler-Ludwig, K. (2015): The IAB job vacancy survey. Establishment survey on job vacancies and recruitment processes. Waves 2000 to 2013 and subsequent quarters from 2006. (FDZ-Datenreport 04/2015 (en)), Nürnberg, 21 p.