Many companies in Germany lack qualified personnel - companies are looking for employees in the healthcare and catering sectors, in numerous skilled trades or in the logistics sectors. Many companies see the shortage of skilled workers as the greatest business risk of the future; after all, the lack of suitable skilled workers can lead to operational standstill. The general situation on the German labor market continues to develop positively despite numerous crises - the number of employed people in Germany has grown continuously in recent years. The unemployment rate rose slightly in 2023 and was most recently at 5.7 percent. The positive situation on the labor market complicates the search for suitable personnel in many industries.
After the Corona crisis, the labor market in Germany recovered noticeably, companies invested again in their structure and were looking for new staff. The number of vacancies on the labor market increased significantly in 2022 compared to the crisis years of 2020 and 2021. In 2023, this development leveled off again somewhat. The professional groups with the most vacancies can be found in the transport and logistics industry, the sales professions sector (e.g. in retail) and the medical health professions (e.g. in the nursing sector). The professional groups with the most reported job vacancies also include numerous skilled trades. Many craft companies have been complaining about a lack of trainees for years - the number of unfilled training positions was almost 70,000 in 2022. Positions in the areas of acting, dance and movement art remained unfilled for the longest time after the advertisement. In this bottleneck occupation, employers had to wait an average of 293 days for suitable staff to fill the advertised position. When looking at the vacancy period by individual economic sectors, the construction industry was also well above the 200-day mark.
The causes of the shortage of qualified personnel are complex and vary by region, profession, individual qualifications or other factors. On the one hand, companies can do a lot to appear attractive as employers and attract staff - from financial incentives such as salaries to flexible working hours and home office. However, there are numerous structural problems in the German labor market that are accelerating the shortage of skilled workers.
Due to demographic change, fewer young talents are entering the job market. Although the retirement age has been gradually raised in recent years, in many industries employees continue to work beyond retirement age because their positions could not be filled. In some regions, more and more young talent is emigrating, and the extent of rural exodus and urbanization is constantly increasing in Germany. By expanding digitalization and other relevant infrastructure, the attractiveness of rural regions can be increased and the migration to cities can be reduced. There is certainly potential in the number of unemployed people who could be integrated into professions with a large shortage of personnel through retraining and further training. In addition, improved care options for children and young people could help parents to combine family and work. The employment rate recently reached around 81 percent, with the rate among men being above average and women correspondingly below it. The reasons for the gender difference lie primarily in the still dominant distribution of roles in childcare. Some industries are recruiting qualified personnel abroad to fill vacancies. The number of immigrants will most likely have to remain high in the future years so that the German economy has enough staff available.
Inserted from <https://de.statista.com/themen/887/fachkraefte Mangel/#topicOverview> Published by Statista Research Department, March 18, 2024
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