Unemployment in Saxony: cloudy prospects for the coming months!

Unemployment in Saxony: cloudy prospects for the coming months!

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Deutschland - The job market remains tense in Saxony. The numbers of the unemployed stagnate, which shows a worrying trend. According to stern.de were around 147,000 people without work in June 2023. This is 10,000 more than in June of the previous year. The current unemployment rate is 6.8 percent. In the coming weeks in particular, a seasonal increase in unemployment is expected, according to Michaela Ungethüm, the managing director of the Saxony Regional Directorate.

The district of Zwickau proves to be particularly affected with an increase of 1.3 percent, followed by Leipzig with an increase of 0.8 percent. In contrast, some regions, such as the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Mountains, record a slight decline in unemployment, where the numbers decreased by 2.1 percent. In the Vogtlandkreis and Görlitz, the values also fell by 0.5 percent.

regional differences

The highest unemployment rate in Saxony can be observed in Chemnitz with 9.5 percent, while the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Mountains have the lowest rate with only 5.3 percent. In addition, a look at the social security shows a decline in the social security employee. In April 2023, only 1.629 million employees were counted - that is 700 fewer than in the previous month and 10,900 fewer than in April 2022.

The figures in the processing industry and temporary work developed particularly negatively, while fortunately an increase in the areas of homes, social and healthcare is to be reported. In the first half of 2023, only 35,657 new jobs were reported, which represents the lowest value since the start of the survey, which is 6.2 percent below the previous year's level.

A look at the employed

There are some interesting aspects to consider for the employed. People who pursue one or more employment are considered to be employed, regardless of the duration of working hours or whether they are making a living. This also includes soldiers and military or community service providers. However, if you only have land or securities, you do not fall into this category, emphasizes statistics.sachsen.de .

The current job market leaves a lot of space for discussions and other analyzes. Developments in the first half of the year are a sign that a rethink may be necessary to meet the challenges of the contemporary world of work. Further information can also be found on the website of the Federal Employment Agency