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Date: July 27, 2017 Methodological aspects of the microcensus 2016 – Labour market

Since the reference year 2016, the microcensus sample has had a new basis. For the first time, the sample is now based on the data of the 2011 Census. Due to this changeover, the comparability of the results of the microcensus 2016 with those of …

Press release No. 500 of 30 November 2022 Employment continued to rise in October 2022

Roughly 45.7 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in October 2022. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose by 32,000 (+0.1%) on …

Press release No. 464 of 2 November 2022 September 2022: employment in Germany at a record high

Roughly 45.6 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in September 2022. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment decreased slightly by …

Press release No. 414 of 30 September 2022 August 2022: No employment growth for the first time in 18 months

Roughly 45.4 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in August 2022. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment was slightly down by …

Press release No. 367 of 31 August 2022 Employment continued to rise in July 2022

Roughly 45.4 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in July 2022. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment increased by 25,000, or …

Press release No. 330 of 4 August 2022 12.9 million economically active people will reach statutory retirement age in the next 15 years

The baby boomer generation plays a major role as regards the development of labour supply in Germany. The largest cohorts, born between 1957 and 1969, will retire within the next 15 years. Based on the 2021 microcensus, the Federal Statistical Office ( …

Press release No. 321 of 29 July 2022 June 2022: continued increase in employment in Germany

Roughly 45.4 million people (original value) resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in June 2022 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with the previous month, the number of …

Press release No. 276 of 30 June 2022 May 2022: number of persons in employment up again

Roughly 45.4 million people (original value) resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in May 2022 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Employment thus exceeded the pre-crisis level by …

Press release No. 222 of 31 May 2022 Employment increase remained stable in April 2022

Roughly 45.3 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in April 2022 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Employment thus exceeded the pre-crisis level of February 2020 for …

Press release No. 186 of 3 May 2022 Employment exceeds pre-crisis level in March 2022

Roughly 45.2 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in March 2022 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Employment thus exceeded the pre-crisis level of February 2020 for …