Germany: Operating a Business in Germany
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Labour Force | 43,562,285 | 43,871,267 | 43,382,544 |
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Total activity rate | 78.06% | 78.49% | 79.08% |
Men activity rate | 82.22% | 82.74% | 83.30% |
Women activity rate | 73.79% | 74.11% | 74.73% |
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database
Employed Persons, by Occupation (% of Total Labour Force) | 2015 |
Manufacturing | 19.3% |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 14.1% |
Human health and social work activities | 12.7% |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 6.9% |
Construction | 6.8% |
Education | 6.6% |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 5.5% |
Administrative and support service activities | 5.0% |
Transportation and storage | 4.9% |
Accommodation and food service activities | 3.9% |
Financial and insurance activities | 3.1% |
Information and communication | 3.0% |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1.4% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 0.8% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 0.6% |
Real estate activities | 0.5% |
Mining and quarrying | 0.2% |
• Pension (9.3%),
• Health (7.3%),
• Unemployment (1.2%),
• Nursing care (1.525%),
• Accident insurance (varies depending on the industrial sector and accident risk),
• Insolvency (0.12%).
• Pension (9.3%),
• Health (7.3%),
• Unemployment (1.2%),
• Nursing care (1.525%).
At the company level, works councils represent the interests of workers vis-à-vis their employers. German labour unions are generally constructive in their cooperation with employers, as securing jobs is one of the unions' core objectives.
Since 2012, Germany experienced a considerable rise in the number of strike days, as labour unions sought greater benefits from Germany’s strong economic recovery.
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