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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 …

Press release No. N 061 of 29 September 2022 More than one quarter of pensioners have a monthly net income of under 1,000 euros

The third relief package of the Federal Government will support pensioners through a one-time energy price allowance. The focus is on those with lower income. 4.9 million pensioners had a personal monthly net income of under 1,000 euros in 2021, as …

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. 351 of 18 August 2022 2^nd quarter of 2022: employment increased to 45.5 million

Roughly 45.5 million people were in employment in Germany in the second quarter of 2022. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose by 133,000 …

Press release No. N 051 of 11 August 2022 International Youth Day: half of the 15 to 24 year olds mainly lived on the income of family members in 2021

Looking at how young people live often leads to the question how they make their living. The fact that most of the 15 to 24 year olds are still in school, university or training has an impact on their financial situation. To mark the International …

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. N 047 of 27 July 2022 Heating and plumbing: number of persons in employment down 9% within ten years

Demand for heat pumps and solar thermal systems has further increased since war broke out in Ukraine. Highly qualified professionals are indispensable for installing and maintaining such equipment and systems. The Federal Statistical Office …

Press release No. N 045 of 22 July 2022 Number of workers from non-EU countries more than tripled in ten years

The number of foreigners from countries outside the European Union (EU) coming to Germany to work here for a limited period of time has gone up considerably in recent years. At the end of 2021, just over 295,000 people who held a temporary residence …

Press release No. N 042 of 6 July 2022 4.5 million employees worked extra hours in 2021

Overtime is part of their daily routine for many employees in Germany. An average 4.5 million of them worked more than agreed upon in their employment contract in 2021. This is 12% of the total of 37.8 million employees, as reported by the Federal …

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. 208 of 18 May 2022 Employment exceeds pre-crisis level for the first time in the 1^st quarter of 2022

Roughly 45.1 million people were in employment in the first quarter of 2022 whose place of employment was in Germany.The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose notably by 217,000 (+0.5%) on the fourth quarter of 2021 and exceeded …

Press release No. N 023 of 4 May 2022 Truck traffic: one third of all professional drivers are aged 55 or over

The current shortage of supplies and the problems regarding global supply chains have drawn the attention to the importance professional drivers have for keeping the economy running – about three quarters of the transport performance in freight …

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 …

Press release No. 139 of 31 March 2022 February 2022: continued increase in employment

Roughly 45.0 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in February 2022 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with the previous month, the seasonally adjusted …

Press release No. N 012 of 7 March 2022 66% of all mothers in employment work part-time, while the relevant proportion of fathers is only 7%

A large part of mothers in employment compromise on their work. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that two thirds (65.5%) of all mothers in employment worked part-time in 2020. The proportion of fathers in the same situation was only …

Press release No. 083 of 2 March 2022 January 2022: impressive employment figures at the start of the year

Roughly 45.0 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in January 2022 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with the previous month, the seasonally adjusted number …

Press release No. 067 of 17 February 2022 4^th quarter of 2021: employment up 0.3% on previous quarter

In the fourth quarter of 2021, there were roughly 45.4 million people in employment whose place of employment was in Germany. The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose notably by 157,000 (+0.3%) on the third quarter of 2021 but …

Press release No. 044 of 1 February 2022 December 2021: increase in employment continued

Roughly 45.3 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in December 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After an average monthly increase of 55,000 people, or +0.1%, …

Press release No. 003 of 4 January 2022 November 2021: increase in employment continued

Roughly 45.3 million persons resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in November 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After an average monthly increase of 50,000 people, or +0.1%, …

Press release No. 001 of 3 January 2022 Employment in 2021 at the same level as in 2020

On an annual average there were roughly 44.9 million persons in employment in 2021 whose place of employment was in Germany. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the average number of persons in …

Press release No. 542 of 30 November 2021 October 2021: employment increased again by 0.1% on the previous month

Roughly 45.2 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in October 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After an average monthly increase of 48,000 people, or 0.1%, in …

Press release No. 524 of 16 November 2021 Employment in the 3^rd quarter of 2021 up 0.4% on the previous quarter

In the third quarter of 2021, there were roughly 45.1 million people in employment whose place of employment was in Germany. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons …

Press release No. 498 of 28 October 2021 September 2021: employment up 0.1% on the previous month

Roughly 45.1 million persons resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in September 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After average monthly increases of 51,000 people, or 0.1%, in …

Press release No. 460 of 30 September 2021 August 2021: employment up 0.1% on the previous month

Roughly 44.9 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in August 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After average monthly increases of just under 60,000 people, or …

Press release No. N 054 of 15 September 2021 68% of the persons in employment went to work by car in 2020

For millions of commuters, the car is the most popular means of transport. In 2020, 68% of them indicated that they usually take the car to go to work. This is reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The users of public transport such …

Press release No. 412 of 2 September 2021 43% of persons in employment worked in branches with critical infrastructures in 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the so-called critical infrastructure came into focus. According to the Federal Government, these are sectors of major importance to the community whose failure or disruption would cause a long-term shortage of supplies, …

Press release No. 410 of 31 August 2021 CORRECTION: July 2021: employment increase of 0.2% on previous month

Roughly 44.8 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in July 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After a substantial increase in June (+85,000 persons, or +0.2%), …

Press release No. 389 of 17 August 2021 Employment in the 2^nd quarter of 2021 up 0.2% on the previous quarter

In the second quarter of 2021, there were roughly 44.7 million people in employment whose place of employment was in Germany. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of …

Press release No. 361 of 29 July 2021 June 2021: employment up 0.2% on the previous month

Roughly 44.7 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in June 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose …

Press release No. 309 of 30 June 2021 May 2021: employment up 0.1% on the previous month

Roughly 44.5 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in May 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose …

Press release No. N 041 of 24 June 2021 Proportion of people of retirement age continuing to work doubled in ten years

The retirement age of people in employment has been continuously raised. As of 2012 the retirement age is gradually increasing from 65 to 67 years until 2031. Most recently, a subsequent rise to 68 has been under discussion. Even today, the number of …

Date: June 17, 2021 Impact of the coronavirus crisis on the labour market: experimental statistics based on data from online job portals

Due to the coronavirus crisis, the demand for data that describe the current economic situation and are available rapidly has increased sharply. This includes information on short-term developments in the labour market. For some time already, the …

Press release No. 206 of 1 June 2021 April 2021: employment slightly up on the previous month

Roughly 44.4 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in April 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose …

Press release No. 230 of 18 May 2021 Employment in the 1^st quarter of 2021: weak start of the year

Roughly 44.4 million people were in employment in the first quarter of 2021 whose place of employment was in Germany. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in …

Press release No. N 026 of 30 April 2021 9.7% of all people in full-time employment worked more than 48 hours per week in 2019

The debate on blurred boundaries between work and personal life has gained momentum during the coronavirus pandemic. Even before the beginning of the pandemic, it was not an unusual phenomenon that employees in Germany worked excessive hours. To mark …

Press release No. 206 of 29 April 2021 March 2021: employment slightly up on the previous month

Roughly 44.3 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in March 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose …

Press release No. 160 of 31 March 2021 February 2021: employment slightly down on the previous month

Roughly 44.3 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in February 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment fell by …

Press release No. 094 of 2 March 2021 January 2021: employment slightly up on the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis

Roughly 44.3 million people resident in Germany (national concept) were in employment in January 2021 according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose …

Press release No. 072 of 18 February 2021 Employment in the 4^th quarter of 2020: slight increase on the previous quarter

In the fourth quarter of 2020, there were roughly 44.8 million people in employment whose place of employment was in Germany. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of …