Abstract

For the next period for regional aid 2014-2020 several labour market and income indicators were examined for 258 labour market regions in Germany to identify structurally weak regions that are eligible for regional investment aid. These indicators, the unemployment and employment rate, mean wage income of employees subject to the social security scheme, net national income per inhabitant, gross domestic product per inhabitant and gross domestic product per gainfully employed person, were calculated on regional level for the last five years. The most appropriate indicators were standardized and linked with each other by multiplication to build a general indicator. As a result this ranking of all regions will be the basis for determining assisted areas in Germany for the period 2014-2020.