Indicator history

Whereas a person, irrespective of nationality, can be employed in the public sector (e.g. by the city), one can only become a civil servant if one is a German national, or has the nationality of another EU country (art. 7 BBG). Consequently, third country migrants cannot be employed as civil servants, but only as employees in the public sector.

The Microcensus data reveal a substantial under-representation of migrants in the public services. Persons with a migration background were represented in the public services only by 9.6 per cent in 2010 (2009: 9.8 per cent) compared to18.2 per cent (2009: 18.7 per cent) of persons without a migration background. Foreigners were employed in the public services even less often, with a rate of solely 7.7 per cent for 2010 (2009: 8.1).

Source:

• Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration (ed.) (2011): Zweiter Integrationsindikatorenbericht, p.131 ff., http://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/_Anlagen/2012/01/2012-01-12-integrationsbericht.pdf;jsessionid=A07701E41DE227773CE79446453F372B.s2t1?__blob=publicationFile (accessed on 19.01.2012).
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  European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2009), Diversity policy in employment and service provision - Case study: Frankfurt, Germany: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/174/en/1/EF09174EN.pdf (accessed on 19.01.2012).
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• Bundesbeamtengesetz (BBG), http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbg_2009/index.html (accessed on 19.01.2012).