Table 2 Descriptive statistics by labor market state

Panel A: 1992–2001

Average Age

39.6

39.6

38.8

38.3

40.6

37.0

43.1

Average Hourly Wage (CHF)

36.0

32.0

36.0

31.9

44.1

Fractions within labor market state groups

Low Education

0.23

0.32

0.15

0.29

0.11

0.31

0.40

Medium Education

0.58

0.60

0.75

0.62

0.53

0.53

0.52

High Education

0.19

0.08

0.10

0.09

0.35

0.16

0.08

Male

0.48

0.73

0.36

0.67

0.55

0.50

0.26

Immigrants

0.20

0.33

0.14

0.26

0.17

0.41

0.19

Sample

Number of observations

161,034

6470

28,313

26,635

59,152

4156

36,308

Weighted Shares of Sample

1.00

0.04

0.16

0.18

0.35

0.03

0.23

Panel B: 2008–2018

Average Age

42.0

43.2

42.0

41.2

43.1

38.5

43.8

Average Hourly Wage (CHF)

37.8

31.8

38.8

32.4

48.4

Fractions within labor market state groups

Low Education

0.19

0.30

0.13

0.26

0.08

0.28

0.36

Medium Education

0.49

0.60

0.65

0.60

0.40

0.46

0.46

High Education

0.32

0.10

0.23

0.13

0.52

0.26

0.17

Male

0.49

0.65

0.35

0.66

0.52

0.51

0.36

Immigrants

0.25

0.36

0.18

0.30

0.22

0.45

0.27

Sample

Number of observations

445,773

13,391

57,953

71,634

195,354

18,239

89,202

Weighted Shares of Sample

1.00

0.03

0.13

0.17

0.43

0.04

0.20