According to a forecast, unemployment will fall in Saxony-Anhalt next year. Scientists at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) expect an average of 11,000 unemployed fewer than this year, as an IAB spokesman announced on Wednesday. The main cause is demographics. The number of people entering retirement will in future be significantly higher than the number of school leavers entering the labor market.
Halle - Almost regardless of the economic development, it will be more difficult to find a replacement.
"From doctors to nurses to bus and truck drivers, there will be a shortage of skilled workers in many areas," said Markus Behrens, head of the Saxony-Anhalt-Thuringia regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency.
This can only be solved by promoting the immigration of skilled workers and qualifying more employees.
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In North Rhine-Westphalia, for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, fewer than 700,000 people are registered as unemployed.
In September, the number of unemployed fell by almost 30,000 to 688,700 people compared to the previous month, as the North Rhine-Westphalia regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency reported on Thursday in Düsseldorf.
The unemployment rate fell by 0.3 points to 7.0 percent.
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Unemployment: Experts predict positive development
The mood on the labor market is brightening due to the autumn recovery in Saxony-Anhalt.
The number of long-term unemployed is also falling.
Experts expect the situation to continue to develop well.
Unemployment: Experts predict positive development
Overall, the IAB experts assume an average of 69,400 unemployed in Saxony-Anhalt in 2022.
That would be 13.5 percent less than in 2021 with an average of 80,200 unemployed.
Nationwide, unemployment is expected to decline by 11.1 percent next year.
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