Unemployment in North Thuringia sinks: positive headlines in April!

Unemployment in North Thuringia sinks: positive headlines in April!

The labor market situation in North Thuringia shows positive developments in April 2025. According to the current data of NNZ Online , the unemployment rate in the region is 6.8 percent, which means a decline compared to the previous year of 7 percent. A total of 12,622 people are registered unemployed, 320 less than in March (-3 percent) and 84 less than in the previous year (-1 percent). These figures draw an optimistic picture for the labor market of North Thuringia, which also has a regional difference.

Unemployment varies significantly between the individual counties. In the district of Nordhausen, the number of unemployed has been reduced by 4.9 percent, while the Kyffhäuserkreis also has a decline of 3.1 percent. In the Unstrut-Hainich district and in the Eichsfeld, on the other hand, there was an increase of 3.3 and 2.9 percent. The situation in the Eichsfeld district is particularly noteworthy, where 2,428 people are registered unemployed, which is 95 less than in March (-4 percent), but 69 more than in the previous year (+3 percent).

regional differences and structures

In the district of Nordhausen, 3,408 people are unemployed, which represents a decline of 169 people compared to the previous month. The unemployment rate here is 8.2 percent. In the Unstrut-Hainich district there are 3,756 unemployed, 6 more than in March (+0.2 percent) and 119 more (+3 percent) than in the previous year, which results in an unemployment rate of 7.5 percent. The Kyffhäuserkreis has 3,030 unemployed, 62 less than in March (-1.0 percent) and an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent.

An important factor on the labor market is the qualification of the unemployed. 40 percent of the unemployed in North Thuringia currently have no professional qualification. While the unemployment rate among foreigners is 23.4 percent, it is slightly lower for women at 6.2 percent than in the previous year, it is 7.4 percent for men and remains constant.

employment figures and commuter statistics

A total of 140,371 employees are registered in North Thuringia, with 70 percent working in the region itself. It is particularly noteworthy that 40,048 employees exhaust outside the district, 10 percent more than ten years ago. The commuter statistics show that in particular, the work is being made towards Göttingen, Erfurt, Eichsfeld, Kyffhäuserkreis and Mansfeld-Südharz.

important perspectives for vocational training and the skilled workers offer are also decisive. In the district of Eichsfeld, 839 people are without a professional qualification, which is 34.6 percent of the unemployed there. In Nordhausen there are 1,459 people (42.8 percent) and 1,611 people in the Unstrut-Hainich district (42.9 percent). The Kyffhäuserkreis has 1,138 without a professional qualification, which corresponds to 37.6 percent of the unemployed.

A comprehensive analysis of the labor market in North Thuringia shows that the development is very promising, i.e. continuous measures in qualification and training are necessary in order to further lower the unemployment rate and to meet the need for specialists. So The employment agency Thuringia that unemployment in Northern Thuringia is cheaper compared to the rest of the Thuringia and Germany.