for example an evaluation of the canadian work sharing programme shows that about half of the jobs that were initially maintained by the programme were lost soon after its termination hrdc the next subsection attempts to do so for the operation of stw schemes during the recession the analysis makes use of quarterly data for the period q to q for countries and four industries manufacturing construction distribution and business services the agricultural and nonmarket sectors are excluded from the analysis of the countries included in the analysis countries operated a shorttime work scheme during the entire period five countries introduced a new scheme during the crisis period and three countries never had a shorttime work scheme