Total number of employed persons in Germany increases by 0.4% in the second quarter

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18 August 2015

Total number of employed persons in Germany increases by 0.4% in the second quarter

Destatis released its employment data on Tuesday. Total number of employed persons increased by 0.4% to 42.8 million in the second quarter from a year ago, after a 0.6% rise in the first quarter.

The rise was mainly driven by the rise in the service sector.

On a quarterly basis, the number of employed persons rise 0.9% in the second quarter.

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