Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 1 Age and employment rates (in %) for Germany

From: Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply-side perspectiveEine Erklärung alters- und geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschiede in den Beschäftigungsquoten: Die Sicht des Arbeitsangebots

Age groups	2007			2008
Age groups	Men	Women	M−W	Men	Women	M−W
15–20	34.9	29.6	5.3	35.5	29.2	6.3
20–25	74.6	67.6	7	74.7	68.5	6.2
25–30	86.7	75.9	10.8	86.7	76.2	10.5
30–35	94.9	77.4	17.5	94.6	76.4	18.2
35–40	96.4	80.4	16	96.0	80.1	15.9
40–45	95.6	83.7	11.9	95.6	83.6	12
45–50	94.4	83.9	10.5	94.2	83.9	10.3
50–55	91.4	79.2	12.2	90.9	79.7	11.2
55–60	82.7	66.7	16	83.3	67.5	15.8
60–65	45.1	27.4	17.7	46.6	29.4	17.2
>65	5.3	2.4	2.9	5.7	2.5	3.2
Total: 15–65	81.6	69.2	12.4	81.8	69.6	12.2

Source: Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Mikrozensus 2007 and 2008

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