{
  "id": 13082721,
  "title": "Arbeitsmarkt: IAB: Beschäftigung sinkt in weiten Teilen Deutschlands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/arbeitsmarkt-iab-beschaftigung-sinkt-in-weiten-teilen-deutschlands",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:27:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/arbeitsmarkt-iab-beschaeftigung-sinkt-in-weiten-teilen-deutschlands/100261006.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The shrinking trend in employment continues in many parts of Germany, according to a forecast from the Nuremberg Institute for Labor and Vocational Research. Employment is only expected to increase slightly in Berlin (+0.7%), Brandenburg, and Niedersachsen, each with a gain of 0.1%. Demographic effects are the primary reason for the decline in employment across all other states. Fewer people are available for the labor market as baby boomers retire and fewer immigrants arrive from abroad. The strongest job losses are projected in Saarland (-1.3%), Thuringia (-0.7%), Bremen (-0.6%), and Sachsen-Anhalt (-0.6%). Meanwhile, unemployment is also expected to fall in many areas, with the sharpest declines in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (-3.9%) and Thuringia (-1.8%). However, this is not a cause for celebration for labor market researchers. \"Even with improved economic prospects, there is still no general trend reversal on the regional labor markets,\" said IAB researcher Anja Rossen. The situation is particularly unfavorable in industrial regions where the labor market is heavily influenced by manufacturing. Manufacturing is grappling with significant structural issues. As of now, Bremen has the highest unemployment rate at 11.3%, while Bavaria has the lowest at 4.1%. Federal Employment Agency President Andrea Nahles recently stated that the labor market generally reacts slowly to economic changes. It takes time for a downturn in the economy to be reflected in the labor market, and even longer for the labor market to react once the economy starts to improve.",
  "summary": "Die Babyboomer gehen in Rente, aus dem Ausland kommen weniger Arbeitskräfte nach Deutschland - das führt in fast allen Bundesländern zu Beschäftigungsverlusten.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Arbeitsmarkt: Deutschlands Arbeitsmarkt schrumpft – nur in drei Bundesländern wächst die Zahl der Beschäftigten noch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/arbeitsmarkt-deutschlands-arbeitsmarkt-schrumpft-nur-in-drei",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:26:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}