The number of people in employment in Saxony increased in 2022 compared to the previous year, but has not quite reached the level before the corona pandemic. Last year there were around 2.07 million people in work in Saxony, the State Office for Statistics said on Tuesday. Compared to the same period last year, this is an increase of 0.8 percent - almost 17,000 more employees than in the previous year.

Across Germany, the number of people in work rose by 1.3 percent. In the new federal states, the increase of 0.7 percent was somewhat more restrained. According to the information, the number of self-employed and helping family members decreased in the past year. There was growth with more than 8,000 employees in the areas of trade, transport, hospitality, information and communication. Followed by the area of ​​public and other service providers, education and health. In contrast, declines were recorded in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

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