Employment

Topics Labour market

45.5 mn persons in employment

77.3% employment rate

34.9 mn employees subject to social insurance contributions

Press releases

27 February 2026 Employment continued to decline in January 2026

Roughly 45.5 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in January 2026 (national concept). According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment therefore fell again (-14,000; 0.0%) compared with the previous month. In the period from May to December 2025, it was down by an average of 12,000 month on month.

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Persons in employment with place of residence in Germany

30 January 2026 Employment down slightly in December 2025

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7 January 2026 Employment in November 2025 virtually unchanged from October

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2 January 2026 Employment figures largely unchanged in 2025

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28 November 2025 Employment almost unchanged in October 2025 after seasonal adjustment

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30 October 2025 Employment down slightly in September 2025 after seasonal adjustment

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Further Press Releases

Current news

Structures of the German labour market in the light of the COVID-19-pandemic

The measures introduced in Germany to push back the COVID-19-pandemic have also lead to a significant reduction of economic activities and consequently have effects on the labour market. For persons in employment this can mean reduced working times, slack work (“Kurzarbeit”), or even the loss of employment. On the other side, persons working in so called “essential jobs” might even experience substantially more working hours and a higher work strain.

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Tables

Employment

Annual indicators for labour market

Microcensus, Labour Force Survey

Employment accounts: monthly data

Employment accounts: quarterly data

Employment accounts: annual data

Employment statistics

Women and men

Key figures

Microcensus, Labour Force Survey

Employment statistics

Atypical employment

Commuter

Unused labor supply

Database

GENESIS-Online

More data are available from the GENESIS-Online database on the themes:

Employment - Microcensus
Regional employment accounts
Employment accounts
Employees subject to social insurance contributions

The database content will continuously be extended, and links will be provided here.

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Employment growth by industries

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Employment growth by industries, change on the same quarter of the previous year

Quality of employment

Quality of Employment

Employment plays a major role in most people's lives not only to secure their livelihood. The place of employment is where they spend many hours a day – often more time than is available for their families, friends and leisure activities. Therefore, for many people a "good job" is a major requirement for satisfaction and quality of life. Furthermore, efficient and innovative companies need motivated and satisfied employees.

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Methodology

Documenting the methodology is important to us.

This helps you to interpret our data correctly and assess their information value.

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Experimental statistics

In the "EXSTAT – Experimental statistics section" we regularly publish new and innovative project results of the Federal Statistical Office. These are obtained by using new data sources and methods. Both the degree of maturity and quality of the results differ from those of official statistics, especially regarding harmonisation, coverage and methodology. Nonetheless these results of the statistical offices of the Federation and the Länder offer new and interesting ways of looking at various statistical topics.

Selected articles from the EXSTAT series

Pendler Mobil: the use of mobile network data to support official commuter statistics

1 September 2022 - The project Pendler Mobil examined possibilities of extending the official commuter accounts using origin-destination matrices derived from mobile network data. On account of their timeliness and high level of regional detail, mobile network data provide a robust data basis for a flexible presentation of potential and regular commuter flows.

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Mobility indicators based on mobile network data

3 July 2020 - Analyses of mobile network data provide insights into the effects of coronavirus restrictions and the mobility behaviour of the population.

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Online job index

5 July 2022 - The Online job index uses job advertisements published on the internet to monitor how the demand for labour develops in online job markets.

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Experimental statistics