Strikes and lockouts
How many working days are lost due to strikes and lockouts? How many employees are affected by the conflicts? The statistics shed light on the extent of work stoppages caused by strikes and lockouts, based on reports from the Danish Employers’ Association (DA) and the largest public and private employers outside DA.,
Work stoppage
, Termination of work due to strike or lockout.,
Lost working days
, In relation to work stoppages, the number of lost working days are calculated by multiplying the length of the work stoppage (days) by the number of employees involved., Lost working days, The figure shows the development in the number of lost working days per year from 1996 onwards., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Work stoppages (ABST1), More about the figure, Last update, 19.3.2025, Next update, 23.3.2026, Source data, The data are reported from approximately 20-25 major public and private employers and employer organizations.
Important report suppliers are the Danish Employers' Confederation and the Danish regions., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Work Stoppages, Lost working days distributed by industry, The figure shows the breakdown of a year's lost working days by industry. Click on the different sections of the pie chart to see the number of days., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Work stoppages (ABST1), More about the figure, Last update, 19.3.2025, Next update, 23.3.2026, Source data, The data are reported from approximately 20-25 major public and private employers and employer organizations.
Important report suppliers are the Danish Employers' Confederation and the Danish regions., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Work Stoppages, Work stoppages, etc. distributed by industry, The table shows the number of work stoppages, employees affected by the conflicts and lost working days distributed by industry., Work stoppages, affected persons, and lost working days by sector, Unit: , Number, Number of stoppages, Number of recipients employees, Number of lost working days, 2024, Total, 86, 4,267, 4,486, Agriculture, fishing and quarrying, 2, 60, 41, Manufacturing, 27, 1,639, 2,698, Mfr. of food, beverages and tobacco, 12, 485, 569, Mfr. of textiles and leather, 0, 0, 0, Mfr. of wood products, printing and publ., 3, 110, 123, Mfr. of chemicals and plastic products, 3, 331, 628, Mfr. of other non-metallic mineral products, 2, 148, 71, Mfr. of basic metals and fabr. metal prod., 5, 510, 1,303, Mfr. of furniture; manufacturing n.e.c., 2, 55, 4, Electricity, gas and water supply, 2, 105, 31, Construction, 33, 838, 780, Wholesale and retail trade, 6, 452, 218, Hotels and restaurants, 2, 101, 32, Transport, post and telecomm., 8, 871, 504, State, regions and municipalities, 3, 31, 147, Other, 3, 170, 35, Activity not stated, 0, 0, 0, In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Work stoppages (ABST1), More about the figure, Last update, 19.3.2025, Next update, 23.3.2026, Source data, The data are reported from approximately 20-25 major public and private employers and employer organizations.
Important report suppliers are the Danish Employers' Confederation and the Danish regions., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Work Stoppages, On the statistics – documentation, sources and method, Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published., See the documentation of statistics to learn more:, Work Stoppages, The purpose of the statistics is to calculate the number of working days lost due to work stoppages. The statistics has been compiled without any breaks since 1996., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Work Stoppages, Need more data on Strikes and lockouts?, Go searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more figures on work stoppages, affected employees, etc., in the Danish labour market since 1996., Go to the StatBank, Contact, Mikkel Zimmermann, Phone: +45 51 44 98 37, Mail: , mzi@dst.dk
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