Employment - Germany

(in part provisional figures; retrospective updating will be made)

SpecificationPhysical or
quantity
unit		2012
Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.TotalAverage
1) Results from the employment statistics of the Federal Employment Agency - 2) Annual average: here Employees on 30 June - 3) total: including persons with "no information" on the economic sector - 5) Source: Federal Employment Agency - from January 2005 including the basic security for job seekers. The results are provisional. The current figures are available as detailed tables on the web site of the Federal Employment Agency - 6) Unemployed persons in percent of all civilian labour force
Employees1)2)
Employees subject to social insurance contributions at the place of employment3)NumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
WomenNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
ForeignersNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Part-time employeesNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
incl.: womenNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Employees subject to social insurance contributions by economic sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fisheriesNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Production industriesNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Distributive trade, transport, hotel and restaurant industryNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Business servicesNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Public and private servicesNumberXX...XX...XX...XX...X...
Labour market4)
UnemployedNumber3,081,706.................................X...
incl.: womenNumber1,393,227.................................X...
Unemployment rate5)
Total%7.3.................................X...
Women%7.5.................................X...
Men%7.0.................................X...
Foreigners%15.0.................................X...
Younger persons from 15 to under 25 years%5.9.................................X...
Short-time workersNumber....................................X...
Vacancies indicatedNumber451,619.................................X...
SpecificationPhysical or
quantity
unit
2011
Jan.Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.TotalAverage
1) Results from the employment statistics of the Federal Employment Agency - 2) Annual average: here Employees on 30 June - 3) total: including persons with "no information" on the economic sector - 5) Source: Federal Employment Agency - from January 2005 including the basic security for job seekers. The results are provisional. The current figures are available as detailed tables on the web site of the Federal Employment Agency - 6) Unemployed persons in percent of all civilian labour force
Employees1)2)
Employees subject to social insurance contributions at the place of employment3)NumberXX28,080XX28,381XX...XX...X...
WomenNumberXX12,955XX13,026XX...XX...X...
ForeignersNumberXX1,980XX2,061XX...XX...X...
Part-time employeesNumberXX5,538XX5,670XX...XX...X...
incl.: womenNumberXX4,593XX4,679XX...XX...X...
Employees subject to social insurance contributions by economic sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fisheriesNumberXX211XX226XX...XX...X...
Production industriesNumberXX8,688XX8,806XX...XX...X...
Distributive trade, transport, hotel and restaurant industryNumberXX6,336XX6,412XX...XX...X...
Business servicesNumberXX5,600XX5,703XX...XX...X...
Public and private servicesNumberXX237,386XX7,458XX...XX...X...
Labour market4)
UnemployedNumber3,345,5873,312,7233,210,3413,078,0582,960,1122,893,3412,939,2482,944,6862,795,5702,736,9262,713,0542,780,206X2,975,821
incl.: womenNumber1,492,6111,476,7221,451,9271,424,5191,385,8421,366,1691,404,5221,416,9231,343,7791,315,6341,296,5001,303,741X1,389,907
Unemployment rate5)
Total%7.97.97.67.37.06.97.07.06.66.56.46.6X7.1
Women%8.38.27.97.47.06.86.96.86.56.36.36.6X7.1
Men%7.57.57.37.27.06.97.17.26.86.66.56.6X7.0
Foreigners%15.915.715.415.114.614.314.414.614.013.813.714.0X14.6
Younger persons from 15 to under 25 years%6.46.66.35.85.55.46.67.06.05.35.05.1X5.9
Short-time workersNumber321,589305,430245,803133,166121,548109,75480,830...............X...
Vacancies indicatedNumber374,671417,224442,094460,857470,201479,519492,237496,777501,217499,521491,656466,619X466,049

Explanation of symbols

10.2. 2012

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