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.
Berlin – German Chancellor advocates for more work by Germans, CSU leader Markus Söder claims that "one extra hour of work per week would bring us enormous economic growth and is really not too much to ask." The younger generation could potentially meet this demand. A study by the Institute for Employment and Labor Research (IAB) at the Federal Employment Agency reveals that Generation Z is as active in the labor market as young people haven't been for decades.
Researchers have re-evaluated the labor force participation of Generation Z based on the microcensus. Specifically, the employment rate of 20- to 24-year-olds increased by 7.1 percentage points between 2015 and 2025, reaching 76.8 percent. This trend continued even during the most recent economic crisis, with the employment rate of younger individuals rising by another 0.9 percentage points since 2023.
"The labor market participation among young adults has increased notably since 2015," emphasize IAB researchers Timon Hellwagner and Enzo Weber. The comparison shows that while the 25- to 64-year-old age group continued its long-term upward trend, the increase between 2015 and 2025 was only 3.1 percentage points, while it was 0.4 percentage points from 2023 to 2025.
The researchers primarily attribute this long-term trend to the growing labor force participation of women and older workers.
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