Work & Labour in Germany 89 indicators covering work & labour for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.3% 2025 up 11.4% 35th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.8% 2025 up 11.8% 46th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% 2025 up 0.6% 99th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.1% 2025 down 0.3% 129th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.7% 2025 up 1.9% 67th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.6% 2025 up 11.6% 32nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.0% 2025 up 4.2% 28th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.9% 2025 up 2.1% 33rd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.0% 2025 up 3.1% 25th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% 2025 up 1.6% 78th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 89.9% 2025 up 4.3% 14th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 61.2% 2025 up 4.2% 56th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.4% 2025 up 1.5% 47th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 94.1% 2025 up 1.3% 12th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.0% 2025 down 6.0% 37th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 91.9% 2025 up 2.9% 15th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 51.6% 160th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 down 31.7% 159th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 down 45.0% 160th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.8% 2025 down 7.2% 64th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 37.4% 2025 down 5.3% 17th Employment in services (% of total employment) 73.0% 2025 up 2.8% 46th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 8.1% 2025 down 23.9% 172nd Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 10.1% 2025 down 26.6% 173rd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 5.9% 2025 down 17.5% 175th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.8% 2025 down 16.5% 72nd Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.4% 2025 down 19.9% 62nd Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.0% 2025 down 2.6% 95th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.9% 2025 down 7.8% 153rd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.7% 2025 down 5.3% 135th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.9% 2025 down 6.4% 145th GDP per person employed 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.5% 20th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 17.6% 129th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.2% 2025 down 15.4% 103rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2025 down 16.8% 138th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.9% 2025 up 4.0% 84th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.6% 2025 up 1.0% 135th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% 2025 up 2.5% 110th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.0% 2025 up 12.8% 30th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.2% 2025 up 10.7% 40th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% 2025 up 3.0% 65th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.7% 2025 up 11.8% 30th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 7.1% 2025 down 3.3% 128th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.6% 2025 down 6.8% 119th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 6.6% 2025 up 3.0% 129th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 7.7% 2025 up 8.0% 166th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 7.2% 2025 up 33.5% 167th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 7.5% 2025 up 19.5% 170th Productivity: output per hour worked 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 11.7% 10th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 4.7% 2025 down 33.1% 178th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 49.2% 2025 up 12.0% 27th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% 2025 up 12.4% 40th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 50.9% 2025 up 12.2% 30th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 4.3% 2025 down 29.4% 177th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 53.4% 2025 up 2.4% 69th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.4% 2025 up 0.7% 112th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 58.3% 2025 up 1.5% 88th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 3.9% 2025 down 23.4% 177th Unemployment with basic education 6.9% 2024 down 40.4% 59th Unemployment with basic education, male 7.4% 2024 down 44.4% 50th Page 1 of 2 Next →