ILO · Labor
Germany: Employment by economic activity and occupation
42,553Persons, thousands · 2025+5.7% since 2015
ILOSTAT EMP_TEMP_ECO_OCU_NB. Employment by economic activity and occupation (Persons, thousands). Annual figures for Germany from 2000 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Persons, thousands) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42,553.38 | |
| 2024 | 42,824.198 | |
| 2023 | 42,613.231 | |
| 2022 | 41,762.199 | |
| 2021 | 40,968.056 | |
| 2020 | 41,555.71 | |
| 2019 | 42,392.082 | |
| 2018 | 41,908.604 | |
| 2017 | 41,665.166 | |
| 2016 | 41,302.509 | |
| 2015 | 40,243.239 | |
| 2014 | 39,903.946 | |
| 2013 | 39,482.744 | |
| 2012 | 39,123.436 | |
| 2011 | 38,723.448 | |
| 2010 | 37,757.211 | |
| 2009 | 38,523.112 | |
| 2008 | 38,689.343 | |
| 2007 | 37,965.491 | |
| 2006 | 37,210.506 | |
| 2005 | 36,349.164 | |
| 2004 | 35,462.049 | |
| 2003 | 35,926.038 | |
| 2002 | 36,274.048 | |
| 2001 | 36,526.499 | |
| 2000 | 36,323.412 |
Source
Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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ILO (2026). Employment by economic activity and occupation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-emp-temp-eco-ocu-nb-eco-aggregate-total-ocu-skill-total-ps-3 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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