Hesse's pharmacies are firmly in women's hands - hardly any unemployed people

04.07.2012 20:48

Despite economic difficulties, Hessian pharmacies continue to be reliable employers. For five years, the number of employees has leveled off at around 11,000. As the Hessian Pharmacists Association reports, in 2011, 11,118 people looked after the health of the population in local pharmacies. Of these, 9,785 were female. This means that the proportion of women is an impressive 88 percent. Although men still have the upper hand among pharmacy managers, women are catching up here too. At 46 percent we are heading towards an almost balanced ratio.

The fact that the pharmacy profession offers extremely good future prospects can also be seen in the steadily increasing number of pharmacy students. At the two Hessian study locations in Frankfurt am Main and Marburg, 1,654 young people studied pharmacy in the 2010/2011 winter semester; Of these, over two thirds (1,143 or 69 percent) were women.

The extremely positive outlook for pharmacy professions can also be seen in the Hessian unemployment statistics: According to the Federal Employment Agency, just 31 pharmacists, 67 pharmaceutical-technical employees (PTA) and 175 pharmaceutical-commercial employees (PKA) were registered as unemployed in 2011.