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3_Employees in the German mechanical engineering sector from 2008 to 2017
© Statistisches Bundesamt, VDMA

Last year, the number of employees in the mechanical and plant engineering sector increased once again. According to VDMA President Welcker, this underpins the role of the mechanical and plant engineering sector as "Germany's largest industrial employer and a key pillar of European industry as a whole".

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