Wiesbaden (dpa) – The corona crisis also affected the gross income of employees in Germany in the second quarter.
In particular, the widespread use of short-time work and the resulting reduction in working hours (-4.7 per cent) put pressure on gross income, as the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden reports.
Revenue was down 2.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. However, the partial unemployment benefit of the people concerned made up for a large part of the loss of net income. In terms of hours worked, gross earnings in the second quarter were even 2.6% higher than a year earlier.
The economic sectors of accommodation (-18 percent), automobile manufacturing (-17 percent) and travel agencies (-15 percent) were particularly affected by the drop in revenues. Here, the working hours are well above average. According to the statistics office, the other sectors concerned are aviation, gastronomy and retail.
