| Characteristic | Number of short-time workers |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,761,232 |
| 1992 | 653,016 |
| 1993 | 948,363 |
| 1994 | 372,288 |
| 1995 | 198,580 |
| 1996 | 277,294 |
| 1997 | 182,853 |
| 1998 | 115,205 |
| 1999 | 118,647 |
| 2000 | 86,052 |
| 2001 | 122,942 |
| 2002 | 206,767 |
| 2003 | 195,371 |
| 2004 | 150,593 |
| 2005 | 125,505 |
| 2006 | 66,981 |
| 2007 | 68,317 |
| 2008 | 101,540 |
| 2009 | 1,144,407 |
| 2010 | 502,694 |
| 2011 | 157,886 |
| 2012 | 170,529 |
| 2013 | 190,845 |
| 2014 | 133,604 |
| 2015 | 129,625 |
| 2016 | 127,811 |
| 2017 | 113,552 |
| 2018 | 117,659 |
| 2019 | 145,276 |
| 2020 | 2,938,786 |
| 2021 | 1,851,802 |
| 2022 | 425,571 |
| 2023 | 240,846 |
| 2024 | 298,069 |
| 2025¹ | 458,428 |
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Release date
October 2025
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Region
Germany
Survey time period
1991 to 2025
Supplementary notes
According to the source, final data on realized short-time work is only available with a waiting period of 5 months.
According to the source, the values also include cases that cannot be differentiated in the political breakdown.
¹ Average value January to April.
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