In September 2012, a total of 41.8 million persons were in employment whose place of residence was in Germany, according to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The number of persons in employment was thus by 324,000 above the level of September 2011, which is an increase of 0.8%. Employment growth on the … Continue reading
According to provisional results of employment accounts, the number of persons in employment rose by 1.2% in June 2012 on June 2011. The growth rate thus was slightly lower than in the months February to May 2012 (+1.3%) and January 2012 (+1.4%). Compared with May 2012, the number of persons in employment was up by … Continue reading
The positive development in the labour market continued at the beginning of 2012. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of persons in employment living in Germany totalled 41.06 million in January 2012. This was the first time in any January that the number of persons in employment exceeded the 41 million … Continue reading