In 2011 there were an average of approximately 41.04 million persons in employment whose place of residence is in Germany. According to first preliminary calculations of the Federal Statistical Office, the 41-million threshold was thus exceeded for the first time in 2011 and the previous record employment level reached in the previous year was markedly exceeded, too, that is, by 535,000 persons or 1.3%. That positive development is connected with the short-term economic upswing that has continued for two years and, in addition, was supported by the fact that the number of persons in employment in 2009 had remained stable despite the slump in economic performance in Germany caused by the financial crisis.
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