Germany's embattled machinery sector keeps workforce above 1 million

NAMPA / DPA

2025-08-14

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's machinery and plant engineering industry has managed to maintain its core workforce above the 1-million mark, even as layoffs continue, a trade body said on Thursday. As of June 30, around 1.01 million people were employed in companies with more than 50 members of staff, according to the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA). This represents a 2% drop from a year earlier and marks the lowest level sinc......

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