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Labor market in the Esslingen district: unemployment at a record high!
The labor market in the Esslingen district stagnated in May 2025, and unemployment rose by 12.7% year-on-year.
Labor market in the Esslingen district: unemployment at a record high!
In May 2023, the number of unemployed people in the Göppingen agency district rose by 130 to a total of 21,620, which corresponds to an increase of 0.6 percent. Compared to the previous year, the number of unemployed people increased by 2,118 people, which corresponds to an increase of 10.9 percent Teckbote reports.
The current unemployment rate in the agency district is 4.7 percent, compared to 4.3 percent in May 2024. Rainer Lippmann from the Göppingen Employment Agency describes the situation as stagnating, especially due to staff cuts in industry, while craft and care sectors are still urgently looking for employees.
Facts and figures about unemployment
In the neighboring Esslingen district, a total of 14,121 people are unemployed, which represents an increase of 154 people or 1.1 percent compared to the previous month and an increase of 1,592 people or 12.7 percent year-on-year. The unemployment rate in the Esslingen district is 4.5 percent, although the rates vary in different communities: Esslingen city has a rate of 5.0 percent, Kirchheim 4.4 percent and Nürtingen is 4.2 percent.
- 351 Jugendliche unter 20 Jahren waren arbeitslos (plus 2 oder 0,6 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vormonat).
- Bei den unter 25-Jährigen waren 1.890 arbeitslos (minus 74 oder 3,8 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vormonat).
- Die Zahl der über 50-Jährigen Arbeitslosen stieg um 129 auf 7.751 (plus 1,7 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vormonat).
- 5.911 Menschen sind langzeitarbeitslos (mindestens ein Jahr arbeitslos), was einem Anstieg um 0,9 Prozent zum Vormonat entspricht.
Overall, underemployment fell by 382 to 27,432 people. In the area of vocational training, a total of 5,337 training positions have been reported since October 2022, which corresponds to an increase of 2.9 percent compared to the previous year. The number of applicants for training positions increased by 2.8 percent to 3,467.
The training market and future developments
In the Esslingen district there were 2,194 applicants for training positions (plus 122 or 5.9 percent compared to the previous year). A total of 3,674 vocational training positions were reported, which corresponds to an increase of 10.0 percent. These figures make it clear that despite the difficulties on the labor market, the need for skilled workers in certain areas still exists.
For further information on labor market statistics and current developments, various services are available, including the Statistics from the Federal Employment Agency, which provides comprehensive data on unemployment and the training market. Through their offer, users also receive insights into the benefit systems of SGB II and SGB III as well as information on active support measures.
Overall, the current situation shows that the labor market in the region is facing challenges, while at the same time there are opportunities in the training sector that should be paid attention to in future developments.