Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit: 1,4 Millionen Arbeitslose seit mindestens fünf Jahren im Bürgergeld
Zahlen der Bundesagentur für Arbeit beleuchten, wer von den „erwerbsfähigen“ Menschen über viele Jahre auf Hilfe angewiesen ist. Was helfen könnte, ist teilweise umstritten.
In Berlin and Bremen, approximately 1.4 million individuals have been receiving basic security payments for at least five years, accounting for around two-fifths of those relying on state support. The fraction of long-term beneficiaries within the total number of people receiving citizen's money peaked in the capital and the northern state, with Berlin accounting for nearly 45% and Bremen for 43%, according to a Federal Employment Agency data analysis presented to the AfD in the Bundestag.
The coalition government has eliminated the term "citizen's money" in its recent reform and introduced stricter rules for basic security: non-cooperation could result in significant reductions. After a period of declining unemployment, the number of unemployed in Germany has risen since 2023, driven by an economic downturn phase that began in 2024, including an increase in long-term unemployment.
The positive trend in the labor market led to a decrease in long-term unemployment from 1.8 million in 2005 to 700,000 in 2019, as reported by the Nuremberg Institute for Labor and Vocational Research (IAB). In 2025, the number of long-term unemployed exceeded one million.
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