{
  "id": 15692369,
  "title": "Forecast: Study: More caregivers in employment are missing from the labour market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/prognose-studie-mehr-pflegende-erwerbstatige-fehlen-dem-arbeitsmarkt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/prognose-studie-mehr-pflegende-erwerbstaetige-fehlen-dem-arbeitsmarkt/100263401.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A rising number of family caregivers in Germany may negatively impact the job market, with an estimated 229,000 jobs at risk by 2045, according to a report by Bertelsmann Stiftung and Prognos. Currently, around 4.6 million people, mostly women, care for relatives at home, with women making up 63% of caregivers. The number of caregivers is expected to increase, with 13.3% of the working-age population likely to be caring for relatives by 2045. This may lead to a loss of around 173,000 full-time jobs, mainly among women, who often provide intensive care. The report calls on policymakers and companies to support caregivers with flexible work arrangements and other measures.",
  "summary": "Most people in need of care are cared for at home. According to a forecast, an increasing number of caregivers among family members could lose their jobs in the future - especially women.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}