Many countries use work-sharing to help combat joblessness: Work-sharing levels as a share of total employment in the OECD countries (2009)
| Country | Work-sharing as a share of employment |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 5.6% |
| Turkey | 4.0% |
| Italy | 3.3% |
| Germany | 3.2% |
| Luxembourg | 2.8% |
| Japan | 2.7% |
| Finland | 1.7% |
| Czech Republic | 1.5% |
| Switzerland | 1.1% |
| Ireland | 1.1% |
| Spain | 1.0% |
| France | 0.9% |
| Slovak Republic | 0.8% |
| Netherlands | 0.8% |
| Austria | 0.7% |
| Hungary | 0.7% |
| Norway | 0.6% |
| Korea | 0.5% |
| Denmark | 0.4% |
| Canada | 0.3% |
| USA | 0.2% |
| New Zealand | 0.2% |
| Portugal | 0.1% |
| Poland | 0.0% |
| UK* | 0.0% |
| Sweden* | 0.0% |
| Iceland* | 0.0% |
| Greece* | 0.0% |
| Australia* | 0.0% |
Note: No program in Australia, Greece, Iceland, Sweden, and the UK in 2009.
Source: Cahuc, P., and S. Carcillo. “Is Short-Time Work a Good Method to Keep Unemployment down?”