Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

322 Summary and conclusion
countries of recruitment and repatriates, but also compared
with migrants from other Muslim countries of
origin.
The majority of interviewees are in gainful employment
or vocational training. Here, there are significant
differences between Muslims and members of other
religions, which largely result from a higher proportion
of work in the home and vocational training and
a lower level of gainful employment and unemployment
among Muslims.
With regard to the rate of gainful employment, the
situation of the other migrants from Muslim countries
of origin is similar to that of the Turkish population.
More than 50 per cent of men from all countries of
origin and all religions are in gainful employment; in
many cases the level exceeds 60 per cent, and with regard
to Muslims from Central Asia/CIS it is even above
80 per cent. The employment rate for women is far
lower than for men in all instances, however. Accordingly,
the proportion of women who are housewives
is higher and fluctuates between 14 and 21 per cent.
Women from Central Asia/CIS have a much higher rate
of gainful employment than women from the other
countries of origin.
The above average rate of self-employment is striking,
especially among migrants from Iran, South/Southeast
Asia and the Middle East and among members of other
religious communities from Turkey and North Africa.
With regard to migrants from the recruitment coun-