From: The German labor market after the Great Recession: successful reforms and future challenges
 | Germany | EU 27 | ||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
15-64 years | ||||||
Employment rate | 72.5 | 77.3 | 67.7 | 64.3 | 70.1 | 58.5 |
Unemployment rate | 6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
Inactivity rate1 | 22.8 | 17.5 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 22.4 | 35.1 |
55-64 years | ||||||
Employment rate2 | 59.9 (37.9) | 67 (46.5) | 53 (29.4) | 47.4 (37.7) | 55.2 (47.7) | 40.2 (28.2) |
Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
Inactivity rate | 36 | 28.3 | 43.3 | 49.1 | 40.5 | 57.2 |