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You are forgetting the jobs below the social security threshold.
by Katrin on Fri Jan 27th, 2012 at 12:45:43 PM EST
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I didn't. In my opinion that is not really employment.

>Die Zahl der ausschließlich geringfügig entlohnt Beschäftigten hat abgenommen. Nach ersten Hochrechnun-gen der Bundesagentur für Arbeit betrug sie im Oktober 4,85 Mio, das waren 33.000 oder 0,7 Prozent weniger als vor einem Jahr.>

The number of marginally employed was 4,85 mill. in october and declined year on year 33,000.

So it seems the rise of marginally employed, that is employment not reaching the social contributions threshold, ha stopped now.

http://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/Statischer-Content/Arbeitsmarktberichte/Monatsbericht-Arbeits-Aus bildungsmarkt-Deutschland/Monatsberichte/Generische-Publikationen/Monatsbericht-201112.pdf

by IM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 07:24:02 AM EST
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Completely agree that it's not really employment and a good thing if it's on the decrease. But 4.85 million "employed" whose employers don't pay social security is still a lot!
by Katrin on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:32:46 PM EST
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