Catalogue question 23 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
In Germany, most people in employment are …
- employed in small family businesses.
- working on a voluntary basis for a federal state.
- self-employed, running their own company.
- employed by a company or a public authority. Correct
Why — for every option
- A — Family businesses exist, but they employ only a small share of the total workforce.
- B — Voluntary work is unpaid and does not describe the majority of employed people who earn their living this way.
- C — Only a minority of people in employment in Germany are self-employed; the large majority are employees.
- D — Correct: the large majority of people in employment in Germany are in dependent employment with a company or in the public sector.
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