Saxony-Anhalt: Employees change jobs faster than ever before!

Saxony-Anhalt: Employees change jobs faster than ever before!

Working life in Saxony-Anhalt is subject to a noticeable change: As current reports show, employees have now had a shorter length of stay with their employers than a decade ago. At the end of 2024, the average duration of an employment relationship was only 54.8 months, while in 2014 it was still 60.2 months. This development is closely linked to the economic and structural changes that the labor market has experienced in recent years. According to mdr , the Federal Employment Agency has found that the stay is understood as an indicator of the stability of employment.

But why is it that many employees change jobs right now? Expert: Inside, this attributes this to the changed economic framework. In times of economic uncertainties, as we are currently experiencing it, there is surprisingly a less tendency to change jobs, which also confirms the chairman of the management of the Halle Regional Directorate, Markus Behrens. In such crisis situations, you often cling to the existing workplace.

industry -specific differences

The differences in the length of stay are sometimes enormous and depend heavily from the industry. For example, workers in the public service with over 97 months remain significantly longer at a job than in the temporary work, where the average length of stay is only 9.3 months. This data throw a light on the challenges in the different sectors:

• temporary work: 9.3 months
• hospitality: 24.1 months
• public service: more than 8 years (97.4 months)

To further differentiate: Specialists remain an average of 60.2 months and specialists even have 68.3 months in the same company. In comparison, helpers only have a stay of 30.2 months. It is striking that women and full -time staff are usually employed for longer than men and part -time workers. These aspects are important to better understand the dynamics in the labor market.

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