Only foreigners ensure employment growth in Germany - but they often don't want to stay. As of: January 31, 2024, 2:38 p.m By: Lisa Mayerhofer CommentsPressSplit Immigrants contribute to the increase in employment in Germany.

They are urgently needed due to the shortage of skilled workers. But many immigrants leave quite quickly. Almost half of a total of almost 700,000 emigrants who were in Germany for more than three months leave again. The number of Germans employed fell by 77,000 last year. This last happened in the year 2020.