German industry employment falls to ten-year low, study shows

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June 17, 2026 11:17 PM EDT

A steel worker stands amid sparks of raw iron coming from a blast furnace at a ThyssenKrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

By Maria ‌Martinez

BERLIN, June ​18 (Reuters) - ​The number of people employed in German industry ‌in 2025 fell to a 10-year ⁠low of just 6.6 million workers, ‌a study by the ‌German Economic Institute (IW) showed on Thursday.

• The decline was not ​driven by rising numbers of dismissals by employers but by ⁠hesitation to refill vacancies and hire new staff

• "The ​decline in new hires is a warning signal for future ​employment trends," said ‌Luisa Kunze, labour market expert at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, ⁠which commissioned the IW study

• Industry's share of the overall labour ⁠market has fallen from 22% to 19% ​since 2014, fuelling the debate about deindustrialisation in Germany

• Industrial companies have become ‌less attractive to employees because their wage advantage over ‌other sectors has roughly halved ⁠within 10 ‌years, the study ​said.

(Reporting by Maria Martinez and Klaus LauerEditing by Ludwig ‌Burger)


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