Amtliche Statistiken als Grundlage der unternehmerischen Arbeitsmarktforschung – Eine Bestandsaufnahme

Against the background of demographic change and the probable increasing shortage of skilled workers, in this paper it is analysed, if official statistics can be used to anticipate developments on firm relevant labour markets. Because of the low disaggregation and their poor availability, official statistics has been seen as inapplicable for the entrepreneurial labour market research in earlier works. A content analysis of the official statistics provided in the internet reveals in contrast that partially up-to-date and highly detailed data, which has a high potential for firm specific anticipation of labour market developments, is currently available.