Overview
- Saxony-Anhalt employed 983,900 people in the second quarter, down 4,600 year over year, extending a decline reported since late 2022.
- Job losses in Saxony-Anhalt were concentrated in manufacturing (−4,600), with agriculture down 300 and services up by 200.
- In Thuringia, employment fell 0.8% in 2024 (−8,100) to 1,015,400, which officials link to demographic aging and Baby-Boomer retirements.
- Nationwide, employment in 2024 edged up 0.1% to 45.99 million, with Hamburg up 0.8% while Saarland and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern each fell 0.9%.
- Over two decades, Berlin’s employment has risen by more than 40% and Hamburg by 30%, while Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia show slight long-term declines.