Overview
- Preliminary state tallies show Saxony's work volume down 1.2% to about 2.76 billion hours and Saxony‑Anhalt down 1.4% to 1.337 million hours.
- Average hours per worker also slipped, to 1,349 in Saxony and 1,359 in Saxony‑Anhalt, with drops of six and 12 hours from 2024.
- State offices attribute the declines to more part‑time and secondary jobs, fewer full‑time posts, and a calendar effect from two fewer working days.
- Construction still logged the most hours per worker at 1,514, yet in Saxony it saw the steepest fall at 25 hours, while public services in Saxony‑Anhalt edged up 0.3%.
- In Saxony the pattern stretches back to 2015, with employment up 2.4% even as total hours fell 5.3% and per‑worker time dropped by 110 hours.