Germany youth NEET rate rises to 10% amid regional labor shifts

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• [○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 2.2 million people in Germany held fixed-term employment contracts in 2025.
• [● 2 SOURCES] Germany's NEET rate of 10.0 percent is lower than the EU average of 12.9 percent.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The proportion of atypically employed persons in Germany fell to 17.2 percent in 2025 from 20.8 percent in 2015.
• [● 2 SOURCES] In Germany, 10.5 percent of young women and 9.6 percent of young men aged 20 to 24 were not in employment, education, or training in 2025.
• [● 2 SOURCES] The NEET rate for 20- to 24-year-olds in Germany rose from 8.8 percent in 2022 to 10.0 percent in 2025.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The total number of atypically employed persons in Germany was approximately 6.4 million in 2025.
• [● 2 SOURCES] The proportion of young people in Germany aged 20 to 24 not in employment, education, or training (NEET) was 10.0 percent in 2025.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Fixed-term employment accounted for 6.0 percent of core employed persons aged 15 to 64 in Germany in 2025.