Work & Labour in Germany

1,018 indicators covering work & labour for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.3% 2025 up 3.2% 83rd
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 62,577 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.7% 2nd
Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 62,577 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.7% 2nd
Labour force by NUTS 2 region 44,004 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.8% 1st
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% 2025 up 3.5% 11th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% 2025 up 3.5% 11th
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.3% 2025 up 2.9% 15th
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 44,004 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.8% 1st
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 77.2% 2025 up 4.3% 6th
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.2% 2025 up 4.3% 6th
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.6% 2025 up 3.8% 13th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.3 Hour 2025 down 5.4% 44th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 34.3 Hour 2025 down 2.6% 45th
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,692 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.2% 4th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3.8% 2025 down 17.4% 41st
Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 1,692 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.2% 4th
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 3.8% 2025 down 17.4% 41st
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 1,692 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.2% 4th
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 3.8% 2025 down 17.4% 41st
Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102.8 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 1.8% 31st
Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 94,100 Euro 2024 up 34.8% 12th
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 761,309 2024 down 15.7% 2nd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 81.3% 2025 down 0.7% 19th
Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 45,987 Thousand 2024 up 7.6% 1st
Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 94,100 Euro 2024 up 34.8% 12th
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 61.50 million Thousand 2023 up 4.0% 1st
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 52,900 Euro 2023 up 36.3% 10th
Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 2.23 million 2023 up 51.5% 1st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.2% 2025 up 32.3% 31st
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 471.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 44.6% 5th
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 28.6% 2025 up 12.2% 11th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 50.8% 2025 up 12.0% 23rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 51.9% 2025 up 11.3% 36th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 49.6% 2025 up 12.8% 23rd
Part time employment, female 49.5% 2024 up 5.6% 24th
Part time employment, male 13.9% 2024 up 29.2% 57th
Part time employment, total 30.6% 2024 up 10.8% 34th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 31,514 Co-inventions 2023 down 2.3% 3rd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 60.6% 2025 down 1.9% 12th
Annual working hours per worker 1,335 hours per worker 2023 down 4.3% 130th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,335 hours per worker 2023 down 4.3% 130th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 18.2% 2024 down 7.2% 16th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.2% 2025 up 32.3% 31st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.2% 2025 up 32.3% 31st
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.4% 2024 down 32.5% 133rd
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 9.4% 2025 up 19.0% 44th
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 3.0% 2025 up 36.4% 28th
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.0% 2025 down 41.2% 42nd
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,335 hours per worker 2023 down 4.3% 130th
Incidence of part-time employment 44.49 2024 up 9.8% 12th
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 293.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.7% 2nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,146 2024 down 2.5% 37th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.69 2024 down 0.6% 101st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 632.34 2024 up 17.2% 39th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.58 2024 up 19.0% 100th