This graph depicts the number of persons employed (incl. self-employed) in the information and telecommunications (ICT) and consumer electronics industry from 2004 to 2021, with a forecast for 2022 and 2023, broken down by sector. In 2021, roughly 1.09 million people were employed in the information technology sector in Germany.
Number of persons employed in the consumer electronics and information and telecommunications technology industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by sector
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* Forecast. According to the source, the figures refer to the end of each year and include self-employed persons. The source notes that in 2012, data for CE, IT and telecommunications were influenced by significant adjustments to industry classifications by the German federal employment agency.
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Bitkom. (January 10, 2023). Number of persons employed in the consumer electronics and information and telecommunications technology industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by sector (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480521/ict-employees-by-sector-germany/
Bitkom. "Number of persons employed in the consumer electronics and information and telecommunications technology industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by sector (in 1,000)." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480521/ict-employees-by-sector-germany/
Bitkom. (2023). Number of persons employed in the consumer electronics and information and telecommunications technology industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by sector (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480521/ict-employees-by-sector-germany/
Bitkom. "Number of Persons Employed in The Consumer Electronics and Information and Telecommunications Technology Industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by Sector (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480521/ict-employees-by-sector-germany/
Bitkom, Number of persons employed in the consumer electronics and information and telecommunications technology industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by sector (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480521/ict-employees-by-sector-germany/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Number of persons employed in the consumer electronics and information and telecommunications technology industry in Germany from 2004 to 2023, by sector (in 1,000) [Graph], Bitkom, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480521/ict-employees-by-sector-germany/
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