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The information on employment figures in the German extractive sector may vary depending on the source. Differences can generally be attributed to differences in allocating statistical units.
In the employment statistics of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), the economic activities of enterprises are differentiated based on the classification of the economic sectors 2008 (WZ 2008). The decisive factor for the allocation of an enterprise to an economic sector is the main activity (the activity which makes the greatest contribution to the total value creation of this unit). Enterprises for which an activity in the stated economic sectors is only a secondary activity are therefore not included in the listed date from the Federal Employment Agency, as these are allocated to another economic sector in line with the main activity.
In the case of data which, in contrast to this, is based on a functional consideration of the economic sector, all companies/enterprises that operate in this field are taken into consideration, irrespective of whether it is the main activity of the unit. As a result of this, the statistics for employment figures may vary.
Sources
Federal Employment Agency: Employees subject to social security contributions by economic sectors (reference date 31 December 2024)
Additional sources per category of natural resources
Crude oil and natural gas: Bundesverband Erdgas, Erdöl und Geoenergie: BVEG annual report 2024
Hard coal: German hard coal production was declining steadily for years and production was terminated in a socially-acceptable manner at the end of 2018.
Lignite: The data of the statistics from the coal industry include, in addition to the employees in open-cast lignite mining, the employees in the lignite-fired power plants.
Salts: The figures were provided by the Verband der Kali- und Salzindustrie e. V. (Association of the Potash and Salt Industry, VKS) based on the information provided by the member companies. The figures relate exclusively to employees in potash and salt mining.
The employee figures that can be taken from the annual reports of K+S and Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG deviate from the figures of the association, as these figures relate to the respective company as a whole.