Unemployment in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis increases strongly!

Unemployment in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis increases strongly!

In the Werra-Meißner district, the current labor market situation shows a worrying increase in unemployment. In January 2025, 3032 job seekers were registered in the district, which represents an increase of 277 people or 10.1 percent compared to the previous month. This can be seen from the current figures of the hna

The unemployment rate in the Werra-Meißner district is now 5.8 percent. In comparison, it was 5.2 percent in December and was 5.6 percent in January of the previous year. These developments indicate high unemployment at the beginning of the year, as the agency for work kassel

regional labor market development

The increase in unemployment is mainly observed in the area of unemployment insurance (SGB III). While the number of long -term unemployed has decreased slightly, 1,161 people are in professional training in January 2025, which corresponds to 256 more than in the previous year.

Open places and effects

The inventory of reported jobs in the agency district has dropped by 109 jobs to 3,553, which means 413 less than in January 2024. Employers reported a total of 537 new jobs, 233 fewer than in the previous year. In the Werra-Meißner-Kreis there are currently 571 vacancies, which is less than in the previous month and 102 less than in the previous year.

The information is supplemented by specific regional figures: in August 2024 a total of 18,334 job seekers were counted in Kassel, Kassel and Werra-Meißner-Kreis, with an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent. This development has changed little, since the repeated seasonal increase indicates the labor market situation in the region.

Overall, the situation on the labor market in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and beyond, as well as from the Agency for Work affect.