Germany news: Industrial employment falls to decade low
Key takeaways
- A new study shows the decline was due to weaker hiring activity rather than redundancies.
- You can catch up on yesterday's developments here.
- As a proportion of overall employment in Germany, that represented just 19% of total employment, down from 22% in 20214.
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06/18/2026June 18, 2026German industrial employment falls to ten-year lowEmployment in German industry dropped to a decade low in 2025, according to a new study which found that only 6.6 million people were employed in the sector.