Eurostat: Average annual increase (1995-2001) of employment in the German regions

When limited to the countries where the motor vehicle industry traditionally has a strong position (Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom), figures show a reduction of the workforce active in this branch from 1990. The noticeable exception in this trend was Germany. This increase was largely due to the development of companies manufacturing parts and accessories for motor vehicles (NACE 34.3) in the new Länder (former East Germany). But employment in this branch also increased, albeit less markedly, in those German regions where the automotive industry is more traditionally based between 1995 and 2001, Bavaria (especially the sub-regions of Oberpfalz and Oberfranken) and Baden-Wurtemberg (especially Karlsruhe) recorded an average annual increase of 4.1% and 3.7% respectively. The German sub-regions that, in absolute terms, offered the most jobs in the motor vehicle industry in 2001 were Oberbayern (74 259 jobs (2000)) Karlsruhe (39 940), Cologne (32 750), Darmstadt (32 709) and Niederbayern (32 328).