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Date: October 14, 2024 Explanations on the labour market

Date: April 30, 2025 Employees subject to social insurance contributions by occupational activity

Tables on the subject: Employees subject to social insurance contributions by occupational activity as categorised in the Classification of Occupations (KldB 2010) on 30th September 2024

Date: April 30, 2025 Structural data on employees subject to social insurance contributions

Tables on the subject: Structural data on employees subject to social insurance contributions at the place of their employment on 30th September 2024

Date: April 30, 2025 Employees subject to social insurance contributions by age group

Tables on the subject: Employees subject to social insurance contributions at the place of their employment by age group on 30th September 2024

Date: April 30, 2025 Employees subject to social insurance contributions by occupational activity

Tables on the subject: Employees subject to social insurance contributions by occupational activity as categorised in the Classification of Occupations (KldB 2010) on 30th September 2024

Press release No. 156 of 30 April 2025 Little movement in employment figures in March 2025

Roughly 45.7 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in March 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment was almost unchanged …

Press release No. 120 of 28 March 2025 Employment down slightly in February 2025

Roughly 45.6 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in February 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment decreased slightly by …

Press release No. 077 of 28 February 2025 Employment down slightly in January 2025

Roughly 45.6 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in January 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment fell slightly by 9,000 …

Press release No. 041 of 31 January 2025 Employment stagnates in December 2024

Roughly 46.0 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in December 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose only marginally by …

Press release No. 002 of 3 January 2025 Employment in November 2024 slightly up on the previous month

Roughly 46.1 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in November 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose slightly by 24,000 …

Press release No. 001 of 2 January 2025 Number of persons in employment reaches new high in 2024

On an annual average, there were roughly 46.1 million persons in employment in 2024 whose place of employment was in Germany. This was the highest number of persons in employment since German unification in 1990. According to a first estimate of the …

Press release No. 451 of 29 November 2024 Employment almost unchanged in October 2024

Roughly 46.1 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in October 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment remained virtually …

Press release No. 407 of 30 October 2024 Employment down slightly in September 2024

Roughly 46.0 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in September 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment fell slightly by 18,000 …

Date: October 22, 2024 The nursing and care labour market and demographic change - Methodology and results of nursing and care staff projection

The rising number of people in need of care and the discussion surrounding the shortage of nursing and caring professionals illustrate the challenges currently facing the nursing and care segment of the labour market. Demographic change is impacting …

Press release No. 371 of 27 September 2024 Employment down slightly in August 2024

Roughly 45.9 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in August 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment declined slightly by …

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, …

Press release No. 331 of 30 August 2024 Employment up slightly in July 2024

Roughly 46.0 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in July 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose slightly by 5,000 …

Press release No. 293 of 31 July 2024 Employment slightly up in June 2024

Roughly 46.0 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in June 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose slightly by 8,000 …

Press release No. 254 of 28 June 2024 Employment in May 2024: slight upward trend continues

Roughly 45.9 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in May 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment was up by 20,000 (0.0%) …

Press release No. 217 of 4 June 2024 Number of persons in employment continued to increase in April 2024

Roughly 45.8 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in April 2024. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment rose by 25,000 (+0.1%) on …