Table 3.
Descriptive dynamics: labour market and marriage
| EU 15 | New EU | DC | LDC | Antilles and Surinam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed leavera | 1.6 % | 1.2 % | 1.0 % | 1.3 % | 3.6 % |
| Length of observed employment spell(s)b | |||||
| <1 months | 6.9 % | 7.0 % | 7.0 % | 8.0 % | 5.6 % |
| 1–3 months | 25.3 % | 25.3 % | 24.3 % | 27.2 % | 24.3 % |
| 3–6 months | 22.0 % | 27.8 % | 27.0 % | 20.8 % | 21.0 % |
| 6–12 months | 25.7 % | 24.1 % | 25.9 % | 25.5 % | 27.9 % |
| 1–2 years | 14.2 % | 9.2 % | 12.4 % | 12.8 % | 13.3 % |
| >2 years | 5.9 % | 6.7 % | 3.2 % | 5.8 % | 8.0 % |
| Average (months) | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| No work dynamics | |||||
| No work leaverc | 3.7 % | 7.0 % | 5.4 % | 5.6 % | 4.9 % |
| Length of observed no work spell(s)d | |||||
| <1 months | 11.6 % | 6.7 % | 8.4 % | 10.1 % | 15.2 % |
| 1–3 months | 34.5 % | 30.1 % | 29.3 % | 29.1 % | 34.5 % |
| 3–6 months | 21.6 % | 33.6 % | 19.5 % | 21.1 % | 19.7 % |
| 6–12 months | 18.7 % | 18.0 % | 24.9 % | 21.0 % | 18.1 % |
| 1–2 years | 10.8 % | 9.3 % | 14.8 % | 13.6 % | 8.3 % |
| >2 years | 2.8 % | 2.3 % | 3.0 % | 5.2 % | 4.2 % |
| Average (months) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.1 |
| Marriage dynamics | |||||
| Married leavere | 0.2 % | 0.3 % | 0.7 % | 0.4 % | 0.6 % |
| Length of observed single spellf | |||||
| Average (months) | 38.1 | 28.3 | 27.5 | 33.0 | 49.2 |
| Length of marriage spell till departure | |||||
| Average (months) | 21.9 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 16.4 | 21.1 |
aPercentage of students who are employed at the moment of departure
bEmployment spell(s) that ends in departure, or no work
cPercentage of students who are not working (nor studying) at the moment of departure
dNo work spell(s) that ends in departure, or employment
ePercentage of students who are married at the moment of departure
fSingle spell that ends in marriage