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Employment in Saxony-Anhalt continues to decline – alarming figures!
In the first quarter of 2025, employment in Saxony-Anhalt will fall again, especially in the manufacturing sector.
Employment in Saxony-Anhalt continues to decline – alarming figures!
In the first quarter of 2025, an alarming picture of employment emerges in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the latest figures from Hall indicator Around 980,000 employed people are registered in the region. This corresponds to a decrease of around 5,200 people or 0.5 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The negative trend, which has been ongoing since the third quarter of 2022, affects almost all sectors of the economy.
The decline is particularly dramatic in the manufacturing sector, where there is a loss of 4,500 employees. Within this sector, manufacturing is the hardest hit, with a loss of 3,400 people. There were also decreases in agriculture, forestry and fishing as well as in the service sectors, which ranged between 300 and 400 employees. Meanwhile, there is a small ray of hope with an increase of 2,600 people in public and other services, education and health as well as private households.
Nationwide context and comparison
However, the variations in employment figures are not uniform: in West Germany excluding Berlin there was a decline of 0.1 percent, while East Germany excluding Berlin suffered a decline of 0.6 percent. The largest decline in Germany was recorded in Saarland at -1.0 percent, whereas Hamburg achieved a slight increase of 0.6 percent.
A look at the economic sectors
The decline in Saxony-Anhalt is reflected in a microcosm in almost all economic sectors. Those most affected are:
| Economic sector | Decline (people) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing industry | -4,500 |
| Trade, transport, warehousing, hospitality, information and communication | -3,700 |
| Financial, insurance and business services | -3,100 |
| Public and other services, education, health | -2,800 |
The data is rounded but still provides a clear overview of the challenges facing the region. The trend could indicate a problem for society as a whole that requires a rethinking of labor market policy and economic development.
Finally, it remains to be hoped that local actors will take initiatives to stop this downward trend and create new perspectives for employment in Saxony-Anhalt. The coming months could be crucial in determining whether and how the region overcomes this challenge. Further information and statistics on the workforce by economic sector can also be found at destatis.de.