Weiden labor market: Stable despite increasing unemployment figures!

The labor market in the Weiden region is stable in 2024 despite the economic weaknesses, but has rising unemployment and declining demand. This emerges from a comprehensive analysis of the Agency for Work. At the end of 2024, a total of 4,947 people reported unemployed, which means an increase of 347 people compared to the previous year.

The unemployment rate in the Weiden agency district is 4.1 %. Long -term unemployed are particularly affected, the number of which has risen to 1,379 people. This corresponds to an increase of 4.1 %. The group of over 55-year-olds also recorded an increase of 9.3 %with 1,600 unemployed. It is also reported that 50.6 % of the unemployed (2,506 people) of job centers and 49.4 % (2,441 people) are looked after by the employment agency.

Development of the labor market

The demand for new workers dropped 8.3 % in 2024 to 4,671 reported positions. The number of newly received bodies fell by 15.7 %, which clarifies the reluctance of companies in the event of new hires, especially in economic -sensitive industries. At the same time, underemployment rose to 6,265 people, which represents an increase of 345 people compared to 2023.

In comparison to this, the Agency for Labor in November 2024 reported a slight decrease in unemployment with a total of 4,682 unemployed people, which corresponds to 57 less than in the previous month and 306 more than in the previous year. The unemployment rate was 3.9 % during this period and thus remained stable compared to the previous month. In the legal group SGB III, 2,191 unemployed were registered, while in the legal area SGB II 2,491 unemployed were recorded.

Furthermore, the data for pastures show that the unemployment rate is 5.9 %, which remained unchanged compared to the previous month. 59 % of unemployed in Weiden receive citizens' money, and the proportion of severely disabled people in the unemployed is 12.5 %.

The Agency of Work Weiden announced that it would continue to offer support for job seekers, especially in areas of qualifications and further training. This is particularly important in view of the challenge that the difference between the level of training of the unemployed and the requirements of the companies remains.

For more information about the overall situation of the labor market in the region and the support offers of the Agency Weiden Read the detailed analysis at Oberpfalz Echo href = "https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/vor-ort/presse/2024-der-arbeitsmarkt-im-zirk-der-agentur-wabi-weiden-im-november-2024"> Agency for work Weiden .