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Table 1 Structure of companies’ recruitment behaviour in the sample (unweighted)

From: Make or buy: train in-company or recruit from the labour market?

n = 2,004

Share of observed companies…

With no demand at all (n = 342)

With demand for at least one apprentice/worker position in one of the five channels to meet their labour demands (n = 1,662)

With no demand for the given group

With a demand of >0 and <100 per cent

With exclusive demand for the given group

Mean

Standard deviation

Demand for…

New apprentices

17.1

40.1

51.9

7.9

24.9

31.5

External unskilled workers

66.4

30.2

3.4

14.3

27.1

External skilled workers with IVET qualifications

23.7

61.7

14.6

41.9

35.2

Technicians and master craftsmen

74.6

24.2

1.2

5.4

14.7

External skilled workers with university degree

60.0

36.9

3.1

13.5

24.6

  1. Source: BIBB Establishment Panel on Training and Competence Development.