Destatis Federal Statistical Office of Germany : Unused labour supply: 6.3 million people want to work (more)

WIESBADEN - In 2013, roughly 6.3 million people aged 15 to 74 years wanted to have a job or to work more hours. Based on the labour force survey, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis ) also reports that this unused labour supply comprised 2.2 million unemployed persons, 1.0 million people in the hidden labour force and 3.1 million underemployed persons. Compared with 2012, the number of underemployed was down by 3.4%, that of unemployed by 1.9%. The number of persons in the hidden labour force remained nearly unchanged on the previous year (-0.2%).

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