Unemployment in the Vogtlandkreis sinks! New numbers for October 2024!

Unemployment in the Vogtlandkreis sinks! New numbers for October 2024!

shocking news from the Vogtlandkreis: The unemployment figures fall in October 2024! The Federal Employment Agency reports 91 people of 91 people, which corresponds to an impressive reduction by 1.4 percent to a total of 6,532 unemployed. A gratifying trend, especially when you consider that many young people will start training at this time and to stop staff again after the summer break.

Not everything is rosy! While the unemployment rate in the Vogtland district was reduced to 5.8 percent, it is still below the national average of 6.5 percent. However, the hardened reality shows that 33.5 percent of the unemployed - that is 2,186 people - have been without a job for over a year. This long -term unemployment is still a serious problem, even if the numbers have decreased slightly compared to the previous month.

special challenges for the youth

An alarming fact: young people in the region in particular are affected by unemployment. The quota for under 25 year olds is 7.8 percent-a whopping 2.0 percentage points above average. In contrast to this, older people are less unemployed, but the statistics indicate that many older “Hartz IV” recipients are not counted as unemployed due to a special regulation, even if they want work.

of the 6,532 unemployed obtain impressive 4,332 citizens' money, better known as the strongly controversial "Hartz IV". This number has decreased compared to the previous month, but the numbers could be deceptive: Many citizens of the citizens are probably not unemployed at all, but relate to additional social benefits. What does the entire situation of the citizenship in the Vogtlandkreis look like? It is estimated that 11,760 people receive this support, whereby the number of employable recipients is also declining compared to the previous month - a positive, albeit fragile sign on the labor market.