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The Internet Is Changing the Labor Market Arrangements

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Figure 6.1  Official figures show a mixed picture regarding the rise of alternative work arrangements in ECA b. Part-time employees, ages 15–65 30

25

25

Share of total employees (%)

Share of total employees (%)

a. Temporary employees, ages 15–65 30

20 15 10 5

20 15 10 5

0

0 TUR

Western Balkans

Central Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

TUR

Western Balkans

Central Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Europe

c. Self-employed, ages 15–65

Share of total employees (%)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0 TUR

Western Balkans

Northern Europe

Central Europe

Early 2000s

Southern Europe

Western Europe

2014

Source: LFS Eurostat.

Share of employees working from home (%)

25

Figure 6.2 The share of teleworkers is correlated with the share of employees working from home, 2005

Correlation: 0.43 DNK

GBR

20

15

AUT

FRA SVN

FIN

BEL

10

5

BGR

IRL

HUN

LTU

PRT ITA ROU

0 0

2

LUX

CYP 4

6

SVK GRC

SWE

POL NOR

EST LVA

ESP

NLD 8

10

12

14

16

Share of workers telecommuting (%) Source: The vertical axis measures the share of employees working from home (usually or sometimes) in 2005 and 2006 estimated using microdata from Labor Force Surveys. The estimates of teleworkers in the horizontal axis come from Welz and Wolf 2010.


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