Work & Labour in Germany

1,018 indicators covering work & labour for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 644.98 Persons 2025 down 55.3% 12th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 4.6 2024 down 50.7% 82nd
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 547.53 2024 down 70.1% 25th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.28 2024 down 72.1% 71st
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 202.77 2024 up 225.8% 17th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.7523 2014 unchanged 64th
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.7111 2014 unchanged 41st
Labor market, Overall 0.6547 2014 unchanged 54th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.5734 2014 unchanged 74th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.7825 2014 unchanged 22nd
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6443 2014 unchanged 66th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.87 2024 down 15.5% 65th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,181 2024 up 33.0% 14th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 59.31 2025 up 0.6% 33rd
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 44,246 2025 up 2.2% 6th
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 103.49 2025 up 8.4% 8th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,348 2024 down 31.8% 30th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 27,503 2025 up 0.4% 6th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.6% 2021 up 26.5% 12th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 85.99 2024 up 2.3% 15th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 88.77 2024 up 0.9% 22nd
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 3.13 2024 down 30.8% 52nd
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.6 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 8th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.6 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 8th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1 0-6 scale 2025 up 33.3% 31st
Labour force participation rate 61.67 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.5% 18th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 62,055 National currency 2025 up 419.3% 10th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 6.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 26.9% 22nd
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 27,503 Persons 2025 down 1.5% 5th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.82 2025 up 1.1% 66th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,692 2025 up 3.4% 9th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 6.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 28.1% 19th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 42.55 million Persons 2025 up 5.8% 6th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 1.69 million Persons 2025 down 13.2% 10th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 44.25 million Persons 2025 up 5.0% 7th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 123.65 2024 down 61.6% 22nd
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 1.5 2024 down 63.8% 65th
Average hourly earnings of employees 24.92 2022 up 47.0% 47th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.64 2024 down 44.3% 65th
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 82.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.3% 11th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 87.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.6% 15th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 4.85 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 11.5% 25th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 13.4% 2nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 632.34 2024 up 19.2% 16th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.58 2024 up 20.9% 58th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -9.2 Percentage points 2025 up 9.8% 21st
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -9.2 Percentage points 2025 up 9.8% 21st
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 1,348 2024 down 35.9% 24th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.64 2024 down 48.4% 74th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -9.9 Percentage points 2025 up 11.6% 22nd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -9.9 Percentage points 2025 up 11.6% 22nd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.6 Percentage points 2025 up 25.0% 32nd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.6 Percentage points 2025 up 25.0% 32nd
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 69.62 2024 up 1,250.2% 22nd
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 9.95 Years 2025 down 6.3% 9th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 7.08 2024 down 36.9% 63rd
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 10.45 Years 2025 down 5.0% 7th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 28.71 million Persons 2026 up 1.0% 3rd
Workers in the reference group 50,904 2022 up 16.5% 3rd
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total 61,241 Hours 2025 up 1.3% 4th