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Date: June 4, 2020 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, …

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 …

Date: October 6, 2015 Microcensus weighting based on 2011 Census results

The microcensus (with the integrated labour force survey) is a sample survey covering roughly 1% of the population in Germany each year. To obtain information on the total population from the data collected, these have to be weighted accordingly.

Press release No. 543 of 16 December 2022 9% of all people in full-time employment worked more than 48 hours per week in 2021

Excessive working hours have an impact on the workload and the time remaining for the family and leisure. In 2021, it was common for 8.8% of the people in full-time employment to work more than 48 hours per week. This is regarded as excessive working …

Press release No. N070 of 14 December 2022 Below-average increase of 6% in earnings of postal and parcel service employees in the last ten years

In the time before Christmas, post and parcel deliverers are particularly busy. The continuing boom in e-commerce has also contributed to the significant growth of demand for parcel industry services and of the relevant turnover. The increase in …

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. N 069 of 29 November 2022 Forced migration has contributed to population growth in Germany since the end of 2014

Germany's population has grown since 2014, but the proportion of the working-age population has decreased. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this development has slowed down due to immigration. On 30 June 2022, 2,882,000 more …

Press release No. 484 of 17 November 2022 3^rd quarter of 2022: employment in Germany at record high

Roughly 45.6 million people were in employment in Germany in the third quarter of 2022.According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose slightly by 22,000 …

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 …