Labor market 2024 in Bamberg-Coburg: challenges and trends!

In 2024, the labor market in the Bamberg-Coburg district recorded some striking changes. According to the employment agency, the number of employees subject to social security contributions was 245,255 in June 2024, which corresponds to a decline of 0.2 % or 581 people since 2023. In the past two years, the number of employees has dropped by a total of 2,093, which is a decrease of 0.8 %.

Special attention received developments in full-time and part-time employment. While the number of full -time employees fell to 168,221, there was an increase in part -time employment by 781 to 77,034. This increase leads to a part -time quota of 31.4 %, which increased significantly compared to over 25 % a decade ago. Despite the generally declining number of employment, there is a high need for skilled workers due to demographic developments.

demographic trends and labor market statistics

Another critical aspect of labor market development in the agency district is the age structure of the employees. Employees over 55 years now account for 24.3 % of total employees, which corresponds to 59,616 people. The proportion of foreign employees rose to 11.2 % of 27,579 people, which corresponds to an increase of 1,644 people or 6.3 %. It is striking that the number of unemployed in the agency district in 2024 rose by 9.7 % to 13,378 people.

The unemployment rate increases to 3.8 %, with youth unemployment increasing by 19.2 % to 1,323 people. The over 50-year-olds, whose unemployment has increased by 6.4 % to 5,576 people, are particularly affected. In addition, long -term unemployment affects 24.7 % of all unemployed, which corresponds to 3,303 people.

The employment agency reports on a significant increase in layoffs in 2024 with a total of 16,843 layoffs and 13,466 new settings. Furthermore, 10,287 unemployed people took part in training or further training measures. The head of the Bamberg-Coburg Employment Agency, Stefan Trebes, emphasized the demographic development and the immigration of skilled workers as central challenges for the future.

For more information on the developments in the labor market, reference is made to a report, which is published by Destatis.de was.

In summary, the data show a difficult situation in the labor market in the Bamberg-Coburg district, whereby both declines and new challenges have occurred in the context of employment.