This glossary contains definitions of the terms from the topic areas Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and is regularly updated. The glossary terms are alphabetically ordered.
The labour force comprises all civilians in dependent employment, self-employed people and family workers. This includes ... employees subject to social insurance contributions, apprentices, people in marginal employment, civil servants (not including soldiers), unemployed people, self-employed people and family workers.
BW = Baden-Württemberg BY = Bavaria BE = Berlin BB = Brandenburg HB = Bremen HH = Hamburg HE = Hesse MV = Mecklenburg-Western ... Pomerania NI = Lower Saxony NW = North Rhine-Westphalia RP = Rhineland-Palatinate SL = Saarland SN = Saxony ST = Saxony-Anhalt SH = Schleswig-Holstein TH = Thuringia
