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.
Selected statistics on Strikes and lockouts
Lost working days
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.
Lost working days distributed by industry
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.
Work stoppages, etc. distributed by industry
| Number of stoppages | Number of recipients employees | Number of lost working days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| Total | 74 | 3,089 | 4,661 |
| Agriculture, fishing and quarrying | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manufacturing | 23 | 1,081 | 1,429 |
| Mfr. of food, beverages and tobacco | 5 | 163 | 361 |
| Mfr. of textiles and leather | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mfr. of wood products, printing and publ. | 2 | 119 | 202 |
| Mfr. of chemicals and plastic products | 3 | 168 | 65 |
| Mfr. of other non-metallic mineral products | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mfr. of basic metals and fabr. metal prod. | 12 | 608 | 800 |
| Mfr. of furniture; manufacturing n.e.c. | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction | 26 | 899 | 1,709 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 1 | 10 | 230 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 1 | 80 | 23 |
| Transport, post and telecomm. | 12 | 677 | 818 |
| State, regions and municipalities | 6 | 263 | 289 |
| Other | 5 | 79 | 163 |
| Activity not stated | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
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.