The number of employees in the information sector in Germany saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 342.65 thousand employees. Still, 2021 marked the third consecutive decline of the number of employees in this industry. Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work.
b: Break in time series. The source adds the following information: Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work Data coverage corresponds to aggregate INF of CE Rev 2.
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Eurostat. (March 22, 2024). Total number of employees in the information sector in Germany from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421850/number-of-employees-information-sector-germany/
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