Business dialogue in the Lahn-Dill district: Find ways out of the crisis!
Business dialogue in the Lahn-Dill district: Find ways out of the crisis!
In the Lahn-Dill district, there is a business dialogue that will be organized on May 5, 2025 by the district's business development agency. The aim of the meeting is to exchange experiences and find common options for action. Topics such as bureaucracy, shortage of skilled workers and digitization in industry are the focus of the dialogue. District Administrator Carsten Braun emphasizes the immense meaning that this exchange has for a comprehensive mood of the region. However, the current economic situation in the Lahn-Dill district is challenging: the unemployment rate has reached the highest level in seven years.
Despite increasing number of applicants, the number of reported training positions decreases, which makes it difficult to integrate young people. Marija Schultheis from the Employment Agency reports on a variety of vacant positions. In order to counteract this trend, various measures for career orientation are promoted, including internship days, trainee guides and the SchulePlus.
project.challenges on the labor market
The skilled worker situation represents one of the central challenges. According to the DIHK find. Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and data processing are particularly affected, in which personnel bottlenecks endanger future growth. The industrial dialogue underlines that over 90 percent of companies are calling for relief to secure skilled workers, whereby the reduction in bureaucracy and promoting vocational training are one of the most common measures.
Alexander Cunz from the IHK Lahn-Dill describes the economic policy framework that cited trade conflicts, high energy costs and declining domestic demand. Despite these challenges, the mood in the economic climate shows a slight improvement, which may indicate the will to change that Guido Elbrecht from VR-Bank Lahn-Dill emphasizes.
economic views
The general economy is described by experts as reserved, but hopefully. Prof. Dr. Harald Danne summarizes that there is a certain optimism, despite the existing problems. Yvonne Henrich from Volksbank Mittelhessen reports 150 inquiries about independence in the first quarter of 2025, which represents another sign for the entrepreneurial initiative in the region.
With a focus on structural change, digitization and climate protection, these distinct areas challenged important sectors such as energy and building technology, which require an adaptation to new conditions in order to remain able to act. The availability of suitable specialists will increasingly depend on the need to create closer connections between educational institutions and the economy.
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