Record 40% of workers in Germany in part-time employment

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2025-09-02

Nuremberg, Germany (dpa) - A record number of employees in Germany are working part-time, a study revealed on Tuesday. The figure reached 40.1% in the second quarter of the year, according to the Institute for Employment Research. The number of part-time employees rose by 1.3% to 16.971 million compared to the same quarter of 2024, while the number of full-time employees fell by 0.7% to 25.352 million. While part-time work was an exception in th......

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