Arbeitsmarkt: Von wegen faul: Generation Z arbeitet häufiger als alle Vorgänger
Seit jeher gilt die Jugend als faul, der Gen Z wird das besonders nachgesagt. Daten der Bundesagentur widerlegen jetzt das gängige Klischee von der mangelnden Arbeitsbereitschaft der Jungen.
Headline: "Lazy Myth: Generation Z Frequently Works More Than Prior Generations"
Berlin. Chancellor demands Germans work more, CSU leader Markus Söder says "An extra hour of work per week would bring us immense economic growth and isn't too much to ask." The youth could certainly meet that demand. A study from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) at the Federal Employment Agency shows Generation Z is as active in the labor market as younger people haven't been in decades.
Researchers re-evaluated the labor market participation of Generation Z based on the microcensus. Specifically, the employment rate of 20 to 24-year-olds increased by 7.1 percentage points over the ten-year period between 2015 and 2025, now standing at 76.8 percent. The trend continued even during the recent economic crisis: Since 2023, the employment rate among the younger generation rose by another 0.9 percentage points.
"The labor market participation among young adults has increased remarkably since 2015," emphasize IAB researchers Timon Hellwagner and Enzo Weber. The comparison shows that while the 25 to 64 age group continued its multi-decade upward trend, the increase between 2015 and 2025 was only 3.1 percentage points, while between 2023 and 2025 it was 0.4 percentage points.
The researchers attribute this long-term trend to increased labor market participation of women and older workers.
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