{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-tech-employment-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-tech-employment-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-tech-employment-share/","title":"Germany Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (2025)","description":"Germany's Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors: 5.6 % of total employment in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HTEC_EMP_NAT2), 2008–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"% of total employment","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HTEC_EMP_NAT2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"5.6","unit":"% of total employment","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":4.1},{"period":"2009","value":4.3},{"period":"2010","value":4.3},{"period":"2011","value":4.3},{"period":"2012","value":4.3},{"period":"2013","value":4.1},{"period":"2014","value":4.1},{"period":"2015","value":4.1},{"period":"2016","value":4.1},{"period":"2017","value":4.1},{"period":"2018","value":4.2},{"period":"2019","value":4.2},{"period":"2020","value":5.4},{"period":"2021","value":5.4},{"period":"2022","value":5.4},{"period":"2023","value":5.7},{"period":"2024","value":5.7},{"period":"2025","value":5.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total employment"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Germany from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 5.7 % of total employment in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.1 in 2017. The latest reading of 5.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}