At the end of October this year, 5.3 million people worked in local units of manufacturing with 50 or more persons employed in
Germany, up 1.7 percent compared to the end of October 2011. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional results, 243,000 persons worked in metal production and processing in
Germany at the end of October this year, up 0.2 percent year on year but down 0.4 percent compared to the end of September this year.
Employment in the manufacture of metal products in
Germany rose 2.6 percent to 500,000 persons by the end of October this year compared to the same time in 2011, while it was down 1,000 persons or 0.4 percent compared to the end of September this year. Meanwhile, the number of employees in the production of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts increased 2.6 percent year on year to 749,000 persons, stable compared to the end of the previous month.