Unemployment in the Allgäu is increasing: the economic shock hits the region!

The economic situation in the Allgäu shows a worrying development in 2024. According to Merkur , the unemployment in the region easily increased, which is to be attributed to an overall weakening German economy. Maria Amtmann, the head of the Kempten-Memmingen Employment Agency, provided the latest statistics on the labor market.

The average unemployment rate for 2024 was 2.9 percent and thus 0.2 percentage points higher than in the previous year. In the agency district, an average of 11,592 people were registered unemployed, which corresponds to around 900 more than 2023. In addition, the job stock fell by around 800 jobs to around 6,900 reported jobs. This development goes hand in hand with a moderate increase in employees subject to social security contributions, especially in the part -time area, whereby the increase mainly affected foreign nationals.

causes of developments

The increase in unemployment is attributed to several factors. According to the Allgäu Hit are a weak economy in the automotive industry and a noticeable decline in consumption in the population Causes. In addition, an acute shortage of skilled workers made it difficult to increase unemployment.

In the area of ​​active labor market policy, an average of 4,600 people were in corresponding measures over the course of the year, which corresponds to an increase of around 500 compared to the previous year. For 2024, the employment agency reported an overall moderate development of employees subject to social security contributions with an increase of 3,325 people who work largely part -time. Nevertheless, the job inventory fell to 6,911 and thus recorded around 800 fewer than in 2023.

Although the situation remains tense, an insolven wave in Allgäu, Bavarian, could largely be avoided, although a slight increase in bankruptcies was still registered. The Employment Agency paid around 6.5 million euros in bankruptcy money in 2024, which is a significant increase compared to 2.3 million euros in the previous year.