US EditionIn East and West: More Women Are in Employment
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In 1991, only a good half of women were employed in West Germany and two thirds in East Germany. In the meantime, the figures have adjusted.
35 years after German unification, there are still marked differences in the economic power of the individual Länder. Statistically, however, some alignment can also be observed.
35 years after German unification, there are still marked differences in the economic power of the individual Länder. Statistically, however, some alignment can also be observed.
Women's employment has increased nationwide by 30 percent since the year following German reunification in 1991. While more than half (57 percent) of women were employed in 1991, the employment rate for women was just under three-quarters (74 percent) in 2024, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Wednesday. In the eastern federal states and Berlin, it was two-thirds (66 percent) higher in 1991 than in the western states, where …
On 3 October, Germany celebrates 35 years of German unity. Women's employment has increased by 30 % nationwide since the year following the unification of Germany in 1991, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In 1991, more than half (57%) of women were in employment, and in 2024 the employment rate of women was just under three quarters (74%). In the eastern Länder and Berlin, it was two thirds (66%) higher in 1991 than in the…
Federal Statistical Office [Newsroom]WIESBADEN (ots) - - Earnings in the West by 21 % higher than in the East - Strongest growth: Thuringia increases economic power per capita by 163% since 1991 - Special page of the Federal Statistical Office bundles statistics for the anniversary of 35 years ... Read more here...Original content of: Federal Statistical Office, news transmitted by currently
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