Labour market

Key figures of the labour market

Since 2008, employment in Zwickau has grown by 14.4 % and in June 2016 was at 52,786 persons. In 2016, 30,131 men and 22,655 women were classed as employees subject to social insurance contributions in Zwickau.

Unemployed

The number of unemployed has fallen by 43.7 percent since 2008. In 2008, this figure was still at over 6,000 people, and most recently 2,788 (October 2017).

Source: Federal Employment Agency

Employees subject to social insurance contributions

Economic sectors (ES)	Employees at place of employment	Employees at place of residence
Total, including employees without indication of ES	52.883	36.282
Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing industry	.	.
Manufacturing	17.610	.
Trade, hotels and transport	9.317	.
Other services	25.733	.

. numerical value unknown or secret

Commuting behaviour of employees subject to social insurance contributions in Zwickau on 30/06/2018

	Incoming commuters	Outgoing commuters
Total	30.351	13.818
of which
District of Zwickau	17.965	6.798
other districts in Saxony	8.655	4.474
new countries ohne Sachsen und Berlin	2.375	1.055
Berlin	86	99
old countries without Berlin	613	1.392
Abroad or place of residence unknown	657	-

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony and Federal Employment Agency

More publications can be found at

Employment Agency Zwickau (german, monthly labor market reports)