In 2024, there were 20,731 companies on average with short-time work arrangements in Germany. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of companies introducing short-time work increased drastically during 2020 and 2021.Â
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (October 30, 2025). Annual average number of companies with short-time work in Germany from 1992 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1184437/number-companies-short-time-work-germany/
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