Unemployment in Hesse is sinking: hope for the region?

Unemployment in Hesse is sinking: hope for the region?

Unemployment in East and Waldhessen fell to 7,760 in April 2025, which corresponds to a decline of 140 positions compared to the previous month (-1.8%). The unemployment rate is now 4.0% after it was 4.1% in March and was 3.8% in the previous year. In relation to the average unemployment rate in Hesse, which is 5.8%, the region is comparatively strong.

The employment agency recorded a total of 2,895 unemployed people, which represents an increase of 18.3% compared to the previous year. In contrast, the JobCenter Fulda and Hersfeld-Rotenburg reported 4,865 people, which is a slight decline of 0.8% compared to the previous year. The employer service was able to acquire 460 new jobs in April, with a total of 2,226 positions available for placement in the agency district.

Special focus on short -time work

The use of short -time work has increased in the region. By October 2024, 32 companies had applied for short -time work money in the processing trade. Unemployment dropped to 4,944, especially in the Fulda district, which corresponds to 89 less than in February. With an unemployment rate of 3.8%, Fulda is the district with the lowest quota in Hesse.

While unemployment in men decreased by 3.8% to 2,705, it rose by 0.8% to 2,239 in women. In the year, an increase in unemployment in the district job center has been recorded from 1.4% to 3,056, while the employment agency registered an increase from 14.8% to 1,888. In the younger people under the age of 25, an increase of 10.9% is shown to 568, whereby three quarters of this group cannot show a completed vocational training.

regional differences and opportunities

In Waldhessen, unemployment dropped to 2,816, with an unemployment rate of 4.3%, which was previously 4.4%. Unemployment increased by 4.5%compared to the previous year. The employment agency registered 1,007 unemployed people in this area, which represents a decrease of 25% compared to the previous year. The job center in Waldhessen reported 1,809 people, a decline of 4.3%.

A positive development is shown in the long -term unemployment that sank by 2.7% when it comes to 1,094 people who have been without a job for over a year. However, the number of young people under the age of 25 rose by 23.9% to 363, although more than three quarters of them also have no completed vocational training. The employer service in Hersfeld-Rotenburg was able to acquire 173 jobs, 52 less than in the previous year, and offers a total of 840 jobs for mediation.

Interesting in this context are the professional opportunities that are particularly common in the health and care sector, retail, civil engineering and craft. Companies in Hersfeld-Rotenburg have also registered short-time work; By October 2024, this was six companies for a total of 66 employees.