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Persons in employment in construction occupations down by one fifth – but solo self-employed rising markedly
Press release
No.
053
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2010-02-12
The number of persons in employment in construction operations fell sharply from 1998 to 2008, which was in contrast to the employment growth recorded for the overall economy: It was down by more than one fifth over that period. Women continue to be extremely underrepresented in construction occupations. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in Wiesbaden on the basis of microcensus results on the occasion of the BAUTEC international trade fair for construction.
Decrease in employment slowing down in December
Press release
No.
036
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2010-01-28
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of residence is in Germany amounted to 40.3 million in December 2009. That is a decline by 211,000 persons or 0.5% against December 2008. Hence the year-on-year decrease in the number of persons in employment slowed down. The year-on-year decline observed in October 2009 (–281,000 persons or –0.7%) has so far been the largest in the context of the current economic weakness. However, it would be premature to consider the development in December 2009 as a trend reversal on the German labour market.
Ever less persons in employment in agriculture
Press release
No.
022
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2010-01-18
The number of persons in employment in agriculture, forestry and fishing has decreased by 15.6% since 1998. This has been accompanied by growing specialisation of agricultural holdings and a decrease in the number of persons in employment in family farms. This has been reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in Wiesbaden on the occasion of the International Green Week on the basis of results of the microcensus 2008.
Number of persons in employment continues to fall in November 2009
Press release
No.
003
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2010-01-05
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germany amounted to 40.41 million in November 2009. That is a decline by 332,000 persons or 0.8% against November 2008.
2009: Less persons in employment, more unemployed than in the previous year
Press release
No.
001
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2010-01-04
According to first provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment with place of residence in Germany amounted to about 40.15 million on an annual average in 2009. That was a decrease of 72,000 persons or 0.2% compared to the annual average of 2008. In a year-on-year comparison, the number of persons in employment, which had stood at 40.22 million in 2008 and reached its highest level since German unification, dropped for the first time since 2005.
October 2009: Number of persons in employment continues its moderate decrease
Press release
No.
460
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2009-12-01
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germany amounted to 40.51 million in October 2009. Compared with the previous year, this was a decrease of 260,000 persons or 0.6%.
3rd quarter of 2009: Employment declining by 0.2% on a year earlier
Press release
No.
438
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2009-11-19
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.4 million in the third quarter of 2009, which was a decline of about 81,000 persons or 0.2% on a year earlier. Compared with the same period a year earlier, the number of persons in employment declined for the first time since the third quarter of 2005.
60 percent of persons in employment going to work by car
Press release
No.
416
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2009-11-03
About 60% of the persons in employment used a car to cover their daily distance to work in 2008. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in Wiesbaden, over the last twelve years no trend towards using other means of transport has been observed among persons in employment despite relevant appeals and increasing fuel prices. According to the results of a survey conducted on commuting patterns as part of the microcensus, since 1996 especially public short-distance passenger transport has not gained in acceptance among those commuting to their place of work – instead, it has become less attractive (1996: 11.5%; 2008: 10.8%).
September 2009: Number of persons in employment declining by 200,000 (–0.5%)
Press release
No.
409
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2009-10-29
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 40.36 million in September 2009. Compared with the previous year, this was a decrease of 202,000 or 0.5%.
Continuing slight decline in employment figures in August 2009
Press release
No.
372
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2009-09-30
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 40.01 million in August 2009. Compared with the previous year, this was a decrease of 216,000, or 0.5%.
July 2009: continued moderate decline in employment figures
Press release
No.
320
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2009-09-01
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 40 million in July 2009. Compared with a year earlier, that was a decrease of 150,000 persons (–0.4%).
2nd quarter of 2009: Employment below previous year’s level
Press release
No.
305
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2009-08-20
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, which was by about 25,000 persons or 0.1% less than a year earlier. Against the background of the currently weak economic situation, this was the first time since the third quarter of 2005 that the number of persons in employment in Germany decreased on a year earlier.
Number of atypically employed increased
Press release
No.
304
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2009-08-19
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) at a press briefing in Frankfurt/Main today, the share of atypically employed people in Germany has markedly increased since 1998 according to results of the Microcensus: Whereas in 1998 nearly three quarters (72.6%) of the persons in employment were engaged in so-called “normal” employment, the percentage decreased to 66.0% in 2008. In the same period, the share of atypical forms of employment rose from 16.2% to 22.2%.
June 2009: slight decline in employment figures
Press release
No.
285
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2009-07-30
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 40.10 million in June 2009. Compared with a year earlier, that was a decrease of 81,000 persons (–0.2%).
May 2009: Labour market upturn in spring is weak this year
Press release
No.
240
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2009-06-30
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 40.05 million in May 2009. Compared with a year earlier, that was a decrease by 147,000 persons (–0.4%).
April 2009: Number of persons in employment down by 130,000 on a year earlier
Press release
No.
201
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2009-05-28
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 39.96 million in April 2009. Compared with a year earlier, that was a decrease by 130,000 persons (–0.3%). Hence the economic crisis has a growing impact on the labour market. The wider utilisation of cyclical short-term work, however, reduced the negative effects of the recession on the employment trend.
1st quarter of 2009: Number of persons in employment falling to under 40 million
Press release
No.
192
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2009-05-20
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 39.9 million in the first quarter of 2009. Hence the number of persons in employment was below 40 million for the first time in three quarters. Compared with the first quarter of the previous year, a small increase by 48,000 persons or 0.1% was recorded. It should be taken into account here that the wider utilisation of short-time work based on the economic situation counteracted the negative effects of the recession on the employment trend.
March 2009: Fewer persons in employment than a year earlier for the first time since February 2006
Press release
No.
165
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2009-04-30
The number of persons in employment in Germanyin March 2009 was smaller than in the same month a year earlier for the first time in a long time. As shown by provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 39.89 million in that month. That was a decrease by 46,000 persons (–0.1%) on a year earlier. The last time the number of persons in employment decreased from the same month a year earlier was in February 2006.
Commitment to the family is the major reason for part-time work
Press release
No.
160
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2009-04-28
16% of all persons in dependent employment pursued part-time work of 20 weekly hours or less in Germany in 2008. That was 4.9 million persons, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the occasion of Labour Day on 1st May.
February 2009: Employment falling back almost to previous year’s level
Press release
No.
129
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2009-03-31
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first provisional calculations for February 2009, the number of persons in employment living in Germanyamounted to 39.81 million. That was an increase by 31,000 persons or 0.1% on February 2008. Hence, the employment gains of last year have nearly been offset by the monthly decreases that have been continuing since November.
Unemployment rate in Germanylower than in the USAfor the first time in 16 years
Press release
No.
074
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2009-03-03
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), for the first time in 16 years the German unemployment rate in January 2009 (seasonally adjusted 7.3%) was lower than the rate in the USA, which was 7.6% and had markedly increased before. Already in December 2008, the two countries had the same rate (7.2%). In January 2008, the German unemployment rate was by 2.8% higher than that in the USA.
Employment fell markedly at the beginning of the year
Press release
No.
065
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2009-02-26
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 39.83 million in January 2009. Hence, the number of persons in employment fell below the 40 million threshold again for the first time since March 2008. In January 2009, employment exceeded the level of the same month a year earlier by 107 000 persons or 0.3%.
4th quarter of 2008: 1.0% more persons in employment than a year earlier
Press release
No.
059
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2009-02-19
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, which was by 422,000 persons or 1.0% more than in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Hence the number of persons in employment reached a new peak level since German unification. However, the employment increase has considerably slowed down since the beginning of 2008. In the first three quarters of 2008, the number of persons in employment was above the relevant level of a year earlier by 1.7%, 1.5% and 1.4%, respectively.
Economic downturn affecting the labour market
Press release
No.
034
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2009-01-29
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for December 2008, the number of persons in employment living in Germany amounted to 40.53 million. That was an increase by 351,000 persons or 0.9% on December 2007. In July 2008, the number of persons in employment rose by 1.6% on the same month a year earlier. Since that time, the relative difference compared with a year earlier has decreased every month. So the economic crisis has had a growing effect on the labour market.
Employment growth slowing down
Press release
No.
003
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2009-01-07
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for November 2008, the number of persons in employment living in Germany amounted to 40.83 million. Although the number of persons in employment in November 2008 was up by 500,000 persons on the same month a year earlier, the relative increase (+1.2%) was the lowest rate since December 2006. In January 2008, the relative increase compared with a year earlier was by half a percentage point higher (+1.7%). So the economic downturn is beginning to show on the labour market, too.
2008: 1.5% more persons in employment than a year earlier
Press release
No.
001
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2009-01-02
According to first provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.35 million on an annual average in 2008. That was an increase of 582,000 persons or 1.5% on a year earlier. Hence the number of persons in employment in 2008 reached its highest level since German unification. However, the increase in employment in the reference year was slightly smaller than in 2007 when the number of persons in employment rose by 671,000 persons or 1.7% on 2006.
No signs of a downward trend on labour market
Press release
No.
450
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2008-11-27
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for October 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.84 million. That was an increase by 538,000 persons (+1.3%) on October 2007 and the highest number of persons in employment ever. But experience shows that it often takes several months for trend changes in the overall economic development to show on the labour market.
3rd quarter of 2008: New employment peak
Press release
No.
432
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2008-11-18
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.5 million in the third quarter of 2008, which was by 582,000 persons or 1.5% more than a year earlier. Hence the number of persons in employment exceeded the previous peak level reached in the 4th quarter of 2007 (about 40.3 million persons). However, the employment increase in the reference quarter was slightly smaller than in the second quarter of 2008 when the number of persons in employment rose by 598,000 compared with a year earlier.
Employment increase continues
Press release
No.
404
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2008-10-30
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for September 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.62 million. That was an increase by 568,000 persons (+1.4%) on September 2007. The employment increase thus continued in September 2008. According to all data available, the current development on the financial markets did not change that trend in the reference month.
Solid labour market trend continues
Press release
No.
371
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2008-09-30
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for August 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.27 million. That was an increase by 558,000 persons (+1.4%) on August last year.
New forms of employment shaping the labour market trend
Press release
No.
340
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2008-09-09
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) at a press briefing in Frankfurt/Main today, the increase in new forms of employment has had a major impact on the employment trend in Germanyover the last ten years. Such new forms of employment, frequently referred to as atypical, include fixed-term employment, minor employment, part-time employment and temporary work. While the number of persons in so-called “normal” employment was down by 1.5 million from 1997 to 2007, the number of persons in new forms of employment or in atypical employment rose by 2.6 million over the same period. The number of all employees increased by 1.1 million.
Low educational level considerably reducing labour market opportunities
Press release
No.
333
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2008-09-05
On average in 2007 in Germany, 17.7% of the labour force aged 25 to 64 years with a low educational level (not more than intermediate school certificate without vocational qualification) were unemployed, but only 3.7% of those with an academic degree or with a higher vocational qualification. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office, the unemployment rate was 8.2% for those with medium educational attainment (vocational qualification or secondary school-leaving certificate without academic degree).
Positive labour market trend not reversed
Press release
No.
315
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2008-08-28
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for July 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.16 million. That was an increase by 562,000 persons (+1.4%) on July last year. Compared with June 2008, the number of persons in employment decreased by 42,000 (–0.1%) in July 2008.
2nd quarter of 2008: Again more than 40 million persons in employment
Press release
No.
300
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2008-08-21
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.2 million in the second quarter of 2008, which was by 566,000 persons or 1.4% more than a year earlier. Hence the number of persons in employment for the second time in any quarter since German unification exceeded the number of 40 million, as was the case in the fourth quarter of 2007. However, the employment increase in the reference quarter was slightly smaller than in the first quarter of 2008 when the number of persons in employment was up by 612,000 persons or 1.6% on a year earlier.
Slight increase of employment figures
Press release
No.
276
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2008-07-31
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for June 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.20 million. That was an increase by 564,000 persons (+1.4%) on June last year. Compared with May 2008, the number of persons in employment rose by 35,000 (+0.1%) in June 2008.
So the trend of a slightly decelerating rise in employment continued, which was also observed in the last few months.
Employment growth slowing down
Press release
No.
236
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2008-07-01
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for May 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.19 million. That was an increase by 619,000 persons (+1.6%) on May 2007. Compared with April 2008, the number of persons in employment rose by 111,000 (+0.3%) in May 2008.
Positive trend on the labour market continues
Press release
No.
198
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2008-05-29
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for April 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 40.08 million. That was an increase by 650,000 persons (+1.6%) on April last year. Compared with March 2008, the number of persons in employment rose by 153,000 (+0.4%) in April 2008.
Number of persons in employment increasing by 1.4 million on two years earlier
Press release
No.
188
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2008-05-21
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 39.8 million in the first quarter of 2008. Compared to the first quarter of 2006, the number of persons in employment in Germanyhence rose by 1.4 million or 3.7% as a result of the continued job growth linked to economic development. In the service sector alone, a total of 1.1. million (+3.8%) additional jobs were created in the past two years. In that period, strong employment gains were also recorded in industry (including energy) and construction (+218,000 persons/+2.8% and +104,000 persons/+5.1%, respectively), which had been characterised by continuous job losses in the years before.
Labour market benefiting from favourable short-term economic trend
Press release
No.
168
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2008-04-30
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for March 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 39.93 million. That was an increase by 687,000 persons (+1.8%) on March last year. Compared with February 2008, the number of persons in employment rose by 143,000 (+0.4%) in March 2008.
Upward trend on labour market undiminished
Press release
No.
136
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2008-04-01
The short-term development on the labour market continues to be favourable. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of first calculations for February 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 39.63 million. That was an increase by 534,000 persons (+1.4%) on February last year. Compared with January 2008, the number of persons in employment rose by 62,000 (+0.2%) in February 2008.
January 2008: Number of persons in employment increasing by half a million on a year earlier
Press release
No.
079
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2008-02-28
The development of employment continued to be favourable in January 2008. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment in that month was up by 523,000 on January 2007. That was an increase of 1.3%. Compared with December 2007, the number of persons in employment declined by 582,000 in January 2008. Usually, however, the seasonal decline in employment is even stronger between those two months. In January 2008, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to 39.57 million.
Considerable job growth continuing in the 4th quarter of 2007
Press release
No.
068
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2008-02-21
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 40.3 million. That was an increase of 617,000 persons or 1.6% on the previous year. The number of persons in employment hence exceeded 40 million for the first time in a quarter of a year since German reunification. Job growth thus accelerated slightly again in the fourth quarter, following decreasing year-on-year growth rates in the second and third quarters (+1.7% and +1.5%) compared with the first quarter of 2007 (+1.9%).
December 2007: No slowdown in employment growth
Press release
No.
039
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2008-01-31
Employment growth remained robust in December 2007. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment in that month was up by 596,000 or 1.5% on December 2006. Compared with the previous month (November 2007), the number of persons in employment was down by 139,000, which was a smaller decline than is usual at this time of the year. In December 2007, there were 40.15 million persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germany.
November 2007: More than 40 mn persons in employment for the third consecutive time
Press release
No.
002
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2008-01-03
According to provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germany amounted to more than 40 million in November 2007 for the third consecutive month. Destatis counted approximately 40.29 million persons in employment, which was 627 000 (+ 1.6%) more than in the corresponding month a year earlier (November 2006).
2007: number of persons in employment climbing to a peak
Press release
No.
001
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2008-01-02
According to first provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany amounted to about 39.7 million on an annual average in 2007. That was an increase of 649,000 persons or 1.7% on a year earlier. The increase in employment which started in 2006 (+242,000 persons or +0.6% on 2005) hence continued on a larger scale in 2007. The average number of persons in employment reached its highest level since German reunification in 2007.
Employment reaching new high in October 2007
Press release
No.
482
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2007-11-29
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanyamounted to approximately 40.26 million in October 2007. That was an increase of 688,000 persons (+1.7%) on October 2006. At the same time, the number reflected a new peak in employment which exceeded 40 million in Germanyfor the first time in September 2007
3rd quarter of 2007: 1.6% more persons in employment than a year before
Press release
No.
465
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2007-11-20
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office, the number of persons in employment whose place of employment was in Germany increased by 632,000 (+1.6%) in the third quarter of 2007 compared with a year earlier, reaching about 39,9 million persons. Job growth thus decreased slightly again in the third quarter of 2007, following large increases by 719,000 persons (+1.9%) and 672,000 persons (+1.7%) in the first and second quarter of 2007, respectively. That year-on-year decrease, however, must be considered in the context of a very positive employment trend in the third quarter of 2006 (basis-related effect).
40 million persons in employment in September 2007
Press release
No.
432
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2007-10-30
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanywas approximately 40.05 million in September 2007, that was 676,000 persons more (+1.7%) than in September 2006. The number of persons in employment hence continued to increase strongly thanks to a good short-term economic trend and a positive development on the apprenticeship market.
August 2007: Employment further increasing
Press release
No.
392
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2007-09-27
According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germanywas approximately 39.71 million in August 2007, that was 638,000 persons more (+1.6%) than in August 2006. In August 2007, the number of persons in employment hence rose to the highest level since German unification.
Employment in July 2007: Another 1.7% rise on the previous year
Press release
No.
342
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2007-08-30
According to preliminary results by the Federal Statistical Office, the number of persons in employment whose place of residence was in Germany was approximately 39.64 million in July 2007, that was 647 000 persons more than in July 2006. Hence, the number of persons in employment rose by 1.7% on a year-on-year comparison in July 2007 - as was also the case in the preceding month of June – and remained a level which had never been reached in the summer months of the past few years.
