{
  "id": 15719724,
  "title": "Job market: Increasing care needs weigh on German job market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/arbeitsmarkt-immer-mehr-pflegefalle-belasten-deutschen-arbeitsmarkt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:39:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/arbeitsmarkt-immer-mehr-pflegefaelle-belasten-deutschen-arbeitsmarkt/100263455.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A study by Bertelsmann Stiftung and Prognos AG warns that the shortage of workers due to family care is expected to worsen drastically by 2045. The loss of working hours could rise to 229,000 full-time jobs, a 25% increase from 2026. This is attributed to the demographic shift, with 13.3% of the working-age population expected to care for a family member by 2045, up from 8.7% in 2023. Experts urge that the growing care needs should not come at the cost of setbacks in gender equality.",
  "summary": "By 2045, the associated loss of employment could rise to 229,000 full-time equivalent jobs. The reason for this is the demographic change.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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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."
}