Work & Labour in Germany

1,018 indicators covering work & labour for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 1,663 Thousand persons 2020 down 41.5% 6th
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 1,663 Thousand persons 2020 down 41.5% 6th
Employed persons by detailed occupation 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - country weights 300.8 2024 down 2.1% 3rd
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and sex 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and age 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and educational 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and NACE Rev. 2 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employees by European socio-economic group and employment contract 38,822 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.4% 1st
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and working time 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Youth self-employment by educational attainment level 5.1 Thousand persons 2019 down 16.4% 11th
Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2 activity, occupation and NUTS 2 10,589 2025 up 0.7% 1st
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) 50.0% 2026 up 22.5% 12th
Cultural employment by sex 1,856 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.3% 1st
Cultural employment by age 1,856 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.3% 1st
Cultural employment by educational attainment level 1,856 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.3% 1st
Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 1,856 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.3% 1st
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics 68.8% 2025 down 4.4% 42nd
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 68.8% 2025 down 4.4% 42nd
Employed persons in sport by sex 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.3% 4th
Employed persons in sport by age 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.3% 4th
Employed persons in sport by educational attainment level 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.3% 4th
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings 17.1% 2014 down 24.0% 9th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 1,069 Thousand persons 2019 up 26.7% 3rd
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data 2.5 Annual average 2025 up 31.6% 9th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 9,816 Thousand persons 2020 down 1.3% 1st
Regional disparities in long-term unemployment rates 44.4% 2019 down 19.7% 10th
Labour market transitions - annual data 39,381 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.1% 1st
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 4.8% 2025 up 41.2% 10th
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and 4.8% 2025 up 41.2% 9th
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family 7.8% 2025 down 38.1% 11th
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week 9.5% 2025 down 15.9% 24th
Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new 6.5% 2025 up 27.5% 20th
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 2.2% 2025 down 43.6% 13th
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure 11.7% 2025 up 2.6% 16th
Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of 28.0% 2025 up 21.7% 12th
Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) 3.0% 2025 unchanged 8th
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour 6.0% 2025 unchanged 7th
Employed persons working at atypical working time by European 29.0% 2025 down 23.5% 29th
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work 28.0% 2025 up 21.7% 12th
Persons employed in circular economy sectors 771,814 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2023 up 24.9% 1st
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation 1.0% 2025 unchanged 12th
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex 12.4% 2025 down 37.1% 31st
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation 28.0% 2025 up 21.7% 11th
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data 1,352 Thousand persons 2019 down 55.9% 7th
Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data 1,352 Thousand persons 2019 down 55.9% 7th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 69.7% 2019 down 16.5% 11th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 1,655 Thousand 2020 up 52.3% 3rd
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 713.7 Thousand 2020 up 59.8% 3rd
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason 0.1% 2021 9th
Regional disparities in the rate of young people neither in 24.8% 2024 down 7.8% 10th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth 78.8% 2025 up 1.7% 18th
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth 73.1% 2025 up 0.1% 17th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity -0.4% 2024 down 106.8% 32nd
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 491 Thousand persons 2019 down 65.0% 7th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by NACE Rev. 2 activity - structure 14.8% 2024 down 29.9% 10th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 63.6% 2020 down 22.6% 14th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by type of ownership and NACE Rev. 10.5% 2024 down 23.9% 14th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 433 Thousand persons 2019 down 53.2% 6th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 78.2% 2025 down 0.5% 18th