Work & Labour in Germany

1,018 indicators covering work & labour for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 1,781 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.7% 2nd
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 3,393 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.2% 6th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 38,822 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.4% 1st
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 4,457 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.7% 1st
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 34.2 Hour 2025 down 2.8% 42nd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.2 Hour 2025 down 5.4% 41st
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 7.8 Hour 2025 down 6.0% 45th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 38,953 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.5% 1st
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 120.6 Month 2025 down 5.6% 16th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 22,619 Thousand persons 2025 up 19.2% 1st
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 22,619 Thousand persons 2025 up 19.2% 1st
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 54.9% 2025 up 0.9% 12th
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 38,472 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.7% 1st
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 15,884 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.0% 1st
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 38,472 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.7% 1st
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age 527.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.0% 8th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 527.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.0% 8th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by citizenship 527.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.0% 8th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by country of birth 527.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.0% 8th
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 0.3% 2025 down 40.0% 36th
Labour market transitions - quarterly data 40,452 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.1% 1st
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 unchanged 1st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 18.2% 2024 down 7.2% 8th
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies 75.5% 2025 up 3.1% 18th
Hospital employment 1.14 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 18.2% 4th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.6% 2025 up 800.0% 19th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.6% 2025 up 800.0% 19th
Employment by sex, age and other typologies 18,662 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.0% 1st
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 4,526 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.6% 2nd
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 1,692 Thousand persons 2025 down 5.7% 4th
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 4,347 Thousand persons 2020 down 4.1% 5th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 472 Thousand persons 2025 down 44.2% 5th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 679 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.7% 3rd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 528 Thousand persons 2025 down 46.0% 6th
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 528 Thousand persons 2025 down 46.0% 6th
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought 1,663 Thousand persons 2020 down 41.5% 5th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 530 Thousand persons 2025 down 6.0% 5th
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex 36.9% 2025 up 26.8% 33rd
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of 1.6% 2025 up 6.7% 40th
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition 1.6% 2025 up 6.7% 40th
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity 64.5% 2025 up 36.4% 12th
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children 11.1% 2025 up 282.8% 12th
Percentage of employed persons working from home by household 11.1% 2025 up 282.8% 12th
Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 50.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 39.5% 2nd
Regional disparities in gender employment gap 24.7% 2024 down 9.2% 13th
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 1,653 Thousand persons 2020 down 37.2% 6th
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 1,653 Thousand persons 2020 down 37.2% 6th
Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity 2.3% 2025 up 21.1% 16th
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 4,359 Thousand persons 2020 down 3.0% 2nd