Employment in Saxony-Anhalt continues to decline-alarming numbers!
Employment in Saxony-Anhalt continues to decline-alarming numbers!
Halle, Deutschland - In the first quarter of 2025, an alarming image of gainful employment is emerging in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the latest figures from Hallanzeiger are registered in the region. This corresponds to a decline of around 5,200 people or 0.5 percent compared to the previous year's quarter. The negative trend, which has been in place since the third quarter of 2022, affects almost all economic areas.
The decline in the manufacturing trade is particularly dramatic, where there is a loss of 4,500 employees. The processing industry is most affected within this sector, with a minus of 3,400 people. There were also acceptance in agriculture, forestry and fishing as well as in the service areas that were between 300 and 400 employees. In the meantime, however, there is a small ray of hope with an increase of 2,600 people in the area of public and other services, education and health as well as private households.
nationwide context and comparison
The variations of the gainful figures are not uniform: in West Germany without Berlin there was a minus of 0.1 percent, while East Germany without Berlin had to accept a decrease of 0.6 percent. The strongest decline in Germany was recorded in Saarland with -1.0 percent, whereas Hamburg achieved a slight increase of 0.6 percent.
A look at the economic areas
The decline in Saxony-Anhalt is reflected in almost all economic areas as in a microcosm. Are most affected:
| decline (persons) | |
|---|---|
| manufacturing business | -4.500 |
| trade, traffic, storage, hospitality, information and communication | -3.700 |
| Financial, insurance and corporate services | -3.100 |
| public and other services, upbringing, health | -2.800 |
The data is rounded, but still provide a clear overview of the challenges with which the region is faced with. The tendency could indicate a problem in society as a whole that requires rethinking in labor market policy and business development.
In conclusion, it remains to be hoped that the local actors will take initiatives in order to stop this downward trend and to create new perspectives for gainful employment in Saxony-Anhalt. The coming months could be decisive for whether and how the region mastered this challenge. Further information and statistics on the employed according to business areas can also be found on Destatis.de .| Details | |
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| Ort | Halle, Deutschland |
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