An average of 44.8 million people were employed in Germany in 2018, the highest number in Europe's largest economy since reunification.
The figures were announced on Wednesday by the Federal Statistical Office in the city of Wiesbaden on the basis of preliminary calculations.
Despite Germany's ageing society, the number of people in work grew by 1.3 per cent over the year to reach the highest level since 1991.
A higher proportion of employed German nationals and an influx of foreign workers would have compensated for the negative effects of the aging population, the Wiesbaden authority said.
The number of employees climbed by 638,000 in 2018, exceeding 40 million for the first time, while the good situation on the job market meant that fewer people were self-employed: At 4.22 million, the number was at its lowest level since 2003.
"We continue to look positively into the future," the head of the Federal Employment Agency, Detlef Scheele, told dpa, adding that growth would not continue to be quite as dynamic as in the past year.
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