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Table 3: Internal versus external adjustment: growth in employment and working time in the manufacturing sector, selected European<br />
countries, <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>2009</strong><br />
Strong<br />
employment<br />
adjustment<br />
Moderate<br />
employment<br />
adjustment<br />
Weak<br />
employment<br />
adjustment<br />
Strong hours adjustment Moderate hours adjustment Weak hours adjustment<br />
Estonia (-4.8,-16.4)<br />
Slovakia (-2.8, -11.5)<br />
Ireland (-3.1, -11.4)<br />
Austria (-3.6, -5.2)<br />
Slovenia (-2.8, -8.7)<br />
Germany (-3.4, -3.1)<br />
Iceland (-2.7, 0.6*)<br />
Denmark (-1.4, -14.3)<br />
Spain (-1.5, -14.7)<br />
Latvia (-0.8, -16.1)<br />
Lithuania (-1.5, -13.1)<br />
Belgium (-0.8, -7.6)<br />
Bulgaria (-2.2, -7.3)<br />
Czech Rep. (-1.8, -9.8)<br />
France (-1.3, -5.6)<br />
Cyprus (-1.0, -6.7)<br />
Poland (-1.0, -5.3)<br />
Romania (-1.0, -8.0)<br />
Finland (-2.1, -9.2)<br />
Sweden (-2.2, -10.1)<br />
Italy (-1.8, -4.6)<br />
Malta (-2.2, 0.8*)<br />
United Kingdom (-0.8, -16.5)<br />
Hungary (-0.8, -7.2)<br />
Netherlands (-0.6, -7.8)<br />
Croatia (-0.7, -9.5)<br />
Greece (-0.7, -4.5)<br />
Luxembourg (5.2*, 3.9*)<br />
Portugal (0.5*, -4.6)<br />
Norway (-0.3, -4.7)<br />
Source: EUROSTAT Labour Force Survey Database; authors’ calculations.<br />
Notes: Figures are annual. Figures in parentheses are for changes in actual weekly hours worked and employment in the manufacturing sector (NACE Rev.2), respectively. *<br />
- Denotes positive growth from <strong>2008</strong> to <strong>2009</strong>. Mild = less than or equal to the 25 th percentile for that variable; Medium = more than the 25 th percentile and less than the 75 th<br />
percentile; Strong = more than the 75 th percentile.<br />
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