Work & Labour in Germany

1,018 indicators covering work & labour for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 42,858 Persons 2025 up 9.2% 5th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 6.3 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 20.2% 16th
Trade union density rate 16.25 2019 down 13.6% 48th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.2 2025 up 31.4% 49th
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2023 down 7.9% 17th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 22.4 Euro 2025 up 38.3% 8th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 678.97 2025 up 29.8% 11th
Labour inspection visits per inspector 104 2023 down 25.6% 31st
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 40.7% 13th
Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 50.33 billion Euro 2023 up 8.8% 2nd
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 58,408 Euro 2025 up 41.9% 11th
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 61.31 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 1.4% 2nd
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 45 2025 up 37.2% 26th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 6.7 2025 up 1.1% 44th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 100.0% 2022 up 15.9% 1st
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 unchanged 1st
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 unchanged 1st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 7.08 2020 down 44.0% 29th
Time-related underemployment 153.74 2020 down 84.3% 15th
Time-related underemployment rate 0.42 2020 down 84.6% 41st
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 61.36 million Thousand hours worked 2024 up 2.5% 1st
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,181 2024 up 33.0% 7th
Labour force by educational attainment level 44,004 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.8% 1st
Employed persons by professional status 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Self-employed persons by occupation 3,393 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.2% 6th
Employees by occupation 38,822 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.4% 1st
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 62,577 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.7% 2nd
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 70.3% 2025 up 2.9% 15th
Employment rates by educational attainment level 67.6% 2025 up 3.8% 13th
Employed persons by educational attainment level 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 42,553 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 3,393 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.2% 6th
Employees by educational attainment level 38,822 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.4% 1st
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 42,312 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.6% 1st
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 3.8% 2025 down 17.4% 38th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 18,572 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.9% 2nd
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 1,692 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.2% 4th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 18,090 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.8% 3rd
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 29.7% 2025 down 6.3% 31st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.12 2025 down 41.4% 50th
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 31.0% 2025 up 11.5% 4th
Temporary employees by occupation 4,457 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.7% 1st
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 4,457 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.7% 1st
Temporary employees by educational attainment level 4,457 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.7% 1st
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 2,115 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.7% 1st
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 2,115 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.7% 1st
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 2,115 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.7% 1st
Temporary employees by main reason 11.6% 2025 down 11.5% 19th
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 1.42 2023 down 7.2% 6th
Youth employment by educational attainment level 1,139 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 2nd
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 547.53 2024 down 70.1% 14th
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1.28 2024 down 72.1% 47th
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 62,596 Hours 2019 up 8.9% 1st
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 801.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 56.0% 7th
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 4.9% 2025 down 62.6% 42nd
Persons in part-time employment by main reason 4.9% 2025 down 62.6% 42nd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 7.95 2025 down 25.4% 43rd