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Table 10 Regional variables and their description

From: Vocational training choice from a regional perspective

Variable

Description

Source

Supply-demand relation vocational trainings

The total supply of vocational trainings relative to 100 applicants: (Newly conducted training contracts + unfilled training positions)/ (newly conducted training contracts +applicants without a training place)*100

BBSR, 2010-2015

Occupational structure

Share of employees in occupation KldB 1-KldB 8 (KldB 2010, one-digit) among the civilian labor force in %

BA , 2010-2015

Share of employees with vocational training

Share of employees with vocational training among the civilian labor force in %

BBSR, 2010-2015

Share of upper secondary school graduates

Share of upper secondary school graduates among all school graduates in %

BBSR, 2010-2015

Unemployment rate

Share of unemployed persons among the civilian labor force in %

BBSR, 2010-2015

Simpson index

The sum of the squared shares of KldB 2010 (one-digit)

BA , 2010-2015

  1. Data source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (2018); Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (2018)