Germany before a shortage of skilled workers: politics must finally act!

Germany before a shortage of skilled workers: politics must finally act!

Deutschland - Germany faces a serious challenge: the shortage of skilled workers. Ulrike Malmendier, member of the business council of business, urgently demands measures to counter this problem. She criticizes politics for not adequately concerning the shortage of skilled workers, and emphasizes that an economic plan will be presented on June 25, 2025, which in her opinion does not include the necessary steps.

Malmendier emphasizes that a central aspect to solve the shortage of skilled workers should be the integration of women into full -time employment relationships. In addition, older workers would have to be encouraged to stay longer in their professional life. These recommendations are particularly relevant when you look at the demographic change that will be further tightened in the coming years.

The role of immigration and corporate decisions

Another important topic that appeals to Malmendier is immigration. She suggests that companies should decide which foreign specialists want to hire. This could help to make the labor market more flexible and to take precedence against bottlenecks.

Demographic aging, paired with the falling attractiveness of Germany as a country of immigration, contributes to sharpening the problem. According to the specialist monitoring of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS), the number of workers is becoming smaller and smaller due to demographic change, which cannot be made up for by immigration or a higher incline of employment. The monitoring analyzes labor market flows between offer and needs between 2024 and 2028 and predicts that jobs are being reduced in particular in industries such as the chemical industry and the automotive industry, while new technologies such as the semiconductor industry can arise.

structural change and challenges in the field of education

The decrease in the self -employed and the high demolition rates in educational institutions, especially for people of foreign nationality, are alarm signs. Specialist monitoring shows that 618,000 people will enter the labor market without a degree in the next five years, while only 396,000 helper positions are available. This discrepancy illustrates the challenges that the labor market faces.

A greater focus on the integration of women and older workers as well as a flexible right to immigration could lead to an increase in potential for labor. Four scenarios to increase the potential have been identified: promoting women, older workers, non -German nationals and the adaptation of working hours. These starting points could be crucial to successfully combat the growing shortage of skilled workers.

The figures of skilled worker monitoring illustrate the structural change, which is reinforced by demography, digitization and the transition to more sustainable economic models. Regional differences in demographic change affect, weak labor market regions and require targeted measures.

For more information about the demographic changes and their effects on the labor market, reference is made to the interactive statistics of the Federal Employment Agency. The state of knowledge from this data is essential to constructively counter the challenges of the shortage of skilled workers - a need for action that has been obvious for 30 years but has not yet been tackled structurally. Malmendier warns that the situation could further tighten by 2030 or 2035.

The complex situation around the shortage of skilled workers in Germany requires targeted, innovative solutions to ensure the competitiveness of the country in the long term.

Further information can be found on Tagesschau , BMAS and Federal Employment Agency .