Short-term indicators Employees by industries

Employees by industries1
Germany2
Year Total

1,000
Agruculture,
forestry and fishing
(primary sector)
Proportion in %
Production
industry
(secondary sector)
Proportion in %
Other service
activities
(tertiary sector)
Proportion in %
Source: Results of employment accounts according to national accounts definitions.
1: 1950 to 1969 Classification of Economic actilvities, 1979 edition. 1970 to 1990: Classification of Economic actilvities, 2003 edition. From 1991: Classification of Economic actilvities, 2008 edition.
2: Until 1990 former territory of the Federal Republic. 1950 to 1959 without Berlin and Saarland.
2024 42,308 0.8 23.7 75.4
2023 42,163 0.8 24.0 75.2
2022 41,781 0.9 24.1 75.1
2021 41,101 0.9 24.3 74.8
2020 40,927 0.9 24.6 74.5
2019 41,145 0.9 24.8 74.3
2018 40,649 0.9 24.8 74.3
2017 39,997 0.9 24.8 74.3
2016 39,326 0.9 24.9 74.2
2015 38,723 0.9 25.2 73.9
2014 38,290 0.9 25.4 73.7
2013 37,877 0.9 25.5 73.7
2012 37,538 0.9 25.6 73.6
2011 37,039 0.9 25.5 73.7
2010 36,581 0.8 25.3 73.9
2009 36,410 0.9 25.7 73.4
2008 36,372 0.8 26.2 73.0
2007 35,812 0.9 26.1 73.0
2006 35,172 0.8 26.2 72.9
2005 34,941 0.9 26.7 72.4
2004 35,110 0.9 27.2 71.9
2003 35,112 0.9 27.8 71.3
2002 35,612 0.9 28.4 70.8
2001 35,837 0.9 29.1 70.0
2000 35,963 0.9 29.6 69.5
1999 35,134 0.9 30.3 68.7
1998 34,537 0.9 31.2 67.9
1997 34,130 0.9 31.7 67.3
1996 34,206 0.9 32.5 66.6
1995 34,249 1.0 33.4 65.6
1994 34,135 1.0 34.0 65.0
1993 34,197 1.0 35.0 64.0
1992 34,754 1.1 36.1 62.8
1991 35,310 1.4 37.6 61.0
1990 27,304 1.1 39.0 60.0
1989 26,399 1.1 39.1 59.8
1988 25,881 1.1 39.4 59.5
1987 25,470 1.1 40.0 58.9
1986 25,054 1.2 40.6 58.3
1985 24,547 1.2 40.8 58.0
1984 24,167 1.2 41.3 57.5
1983 23,936 1.2 41.8 57.0
1982 24,150 1.2 42.6 56.2
1981 24,329 1.2 43.5 55.3
1980 24,266 1.2 44.3 54.5
1979 23,800 1.2 44.4 54.3
1978 23,216 1.2 44.8 54.0
1977 22,902 1.2 45.4 53.4
1976 22,714 1.2 45.6 53.2
1975 22,652 1.3 46.5 52.2
1974 23,183 1.3 48.5 50.2
1973 23,303 1.3 49.7 49.0
1972 22,889 1.4 50.3 48.4
1971 22,617 1.4 51.6 47.0
1970 22,248 1.5 52.5 46.1
1969 21,624 1.4 55.2 43.4
1968 21,041 1.4 54.7 43.9
1967 20,908 1.5 54.6 43.8
1966 21,637 1.7 56.3 42.1
1965 21,625 1.7 56.9 41.4
1964 21,335 1.8 56.8 41.4
1963 21,098 1.9 57.0 41.1
1962 20,860 2.0 57.5 40.5
1961 20,565 2.2 57.6 40.2
1960 20,073 2.4 57.3 40.2
1959 18,297 3.0 57.2 39.8
1958 17,959 3.4 57.6 39.0
1957 17,735 3.9 58.0 38.1
1956 17,202 4.2 58.5 37.3
1955 16,510 4.7 58.2 37.1
1954 15,644 5.3 57.1 37.6

As at 25 February 2025

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