Regional Labour Market Forecast 2026/2027: No turnaround yet in regional labour markets

Abstract

"Despite improved economic prospects, there is no sign of a general turnaround in the German labour market yet. On a national scale, employment is set to decline slightly while unemployment will rise through the year 2027. Although some positive developments are emerging at the level of individual federal states and employment agency districts, most of regional labour markets continue to show unfavourable trends." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Heining, J., Kuhn, S., Jahn, D., Rossen, A., Sujata, U., Uhlig, M., Wapler, R. & Weyh, A. (2026): Regionale Arbeitsmarktprognosen 2026/2027: Noch keine Trendwende auf den regionalen Arbeitsmärkten. (IAB-Kurzbericht 18/2026), Nürnberg, 8 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.KB.2618