Germany
Labor force participation rate
Labor-force participation measures the share of people working or actively looking for work. It helps distinguish weak employment from people leaving the labor force.
Labor Force Participation Rate - Germany
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The reading right now
As of January 2025, Labor force participation rate for Germany stood at 60.6%. That is down 0.35 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 60.8%, ranging from a low of 60.4% in January 2021 to a high of 61% in January 2023. The current reading sits 0.18 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 60.7%.
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