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Die Corona-Krise überlagert in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung, wie stark der Strukturwandel in der Industrie bereits zu weitreichendem Arbeitsplatzabbau führt. Strukturwandel ist aber nicht gleich Strukturwandel: Die Art und Weise, wie Digitalisierung und Dekarbonisierung politisch umgesetzt werden, beeinflusst maßgeblich, wie sich die Aussichten für Beschäftigte in der Industrie entwickeln. Gerade kleine Betriebe scheinen unabhängig von ihrer Wirtschaftlichkeit gefährdet, da die Rahmenbedingungen der Transformation zu unsicher sind. Eine umfassende Beschäftigtenbefragung zeigt: Die Verunsicherung in den Leitbranchen der hiesigen Industrie ist groß. Die Beschäftigten fürchten vielerorts um ihre Jobs, hoffen auf stärkere Weiterbildung und eine gezielte aktive Industriepolitik - die nächste Bundesregierung ist hier gefordert. ; The coronavirus crisis obscures the extent to which structural change leads to widespread job losses in the German industrial sector. However, not all structural change is the same: the choice of policy approaches with which digitalisation and decarbonisation are implemented has significant influence on how the prospects for employees in this sector develop. Small businesses in particular seem to be at risk, regardless of their profitability, because the framework conditions for transformation are too uncertain. A comprehensive employee survey shows that there is great uncertainty in the leading sectors of the German industry. In many places, employees fear for their jobs and hope for more on-the-job training and a targeted, active industrial policy - this is a challenge for the next federal government.

The coronavirus crisis obscures the extent to which structural change leads to widespread job losses in the German industrial sector. However, not all structural change is the same: the choice of policy approaches with which digitalisation and decarbonisation are implemented has significant influence on how the prospects for employees in this sector develop. Small businesses in particular seem to be at risk, regardless of their profitability, because the framework conditions for transformation are too uncertain. A comprehensive employee survey shows that there is great uncertainty in the leading sectors of the German industry. In many places, employees fear for their jobs and hope for more on-the-job training and a targeted, active industrial policy — this is a challenge for the next federal government.