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February, 2021
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7be9a0ce-3e50-4020-b7b8-c898e1553a18
https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economy/Short-Term-Indicators/Labour-Market/arb440a.html
https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/DE/Navigation/Service/English-Site/the-labour-market/the-labour-market-
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Germany
Total Workforce (000s) Dec '20
44,596
Unemployed Workers (000s) 2,051
Unemployment Rate 4.6%
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.1%
14,488
38,734
14,800
1,324
11,068
3,371
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
66.1% 66.2%
66.3% 66.7%
67.1%
54.3%
54.7%
55.0% 55.2%
55.6%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Male Participation Female Participation
18.8% of the population of Germany is foreign born. 3.9 million
Germans have emigrated.
The unemployment gap between foreign born and native born
populations was 3 percentage points in 2019.
77% of the population live in urban areas.
During 2015/16 over a million people entered Germany as
refugees and asylum seekers mostly from Syria. Since that
time, there has been cap on irregular migration of up to 220,000
per year. Due to Covid-19, fewer than a third of this number
entered Germany in 2020.
More than 70K Covid-19 deaths.
Germany borders are closed to countries except
for the EU and low risk countries. Arrivals from
Ireland, South Africa, the UK, Portugal and Brazil
are banned.
Non-essential shops are generally closed.
Restrictions have been implemented at a local
and regional level. Schools have reopened for
some year groups.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Unemployment Rate by Gender (25 years+)
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
2.6 million workers remained on short-time work (furlough) during
January 2021 although this was lower than the 6 million in April 2020.
In December 2020, there were 509K more unemployed people
compared to the previous year.
3.7%
4.3%
4.2% 4.0%
4.6%
2.5%
4.0% 4.1%
4.3% 4.2%
2020 Jan 2020 Apr 2020 Jul 2020 Oct 2021 Jan
Unemployment Rate Males Unemployment Rate Females
