The number of migrants and refugees have found work in Germany has risen within a year. The competent authority is satisfied – even if the statistics leaves open questions.
The Federal employment Agency (BA) has drawn up a positive balance sheet in the Integration of migrants and refugees on the German labour market.
According to recent statistics, more than 300,000 people from the eight main countries of Asylum had, in may, a Job – and in order to 103,000 more than in the same month last year. “It’s all very well,” said BA CEO Detlef Scheele. The refugee situation on the labour market give no reason to paint black.
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In July 2015, prior to the large movement of Refugees to Germany and Northern European countries, the number of migrants from these countries work in Germany, at a speed of just over 100,000.
Strong also the number of social insured employees has increased: they rose within a year to may 2018 to around 88,000 to 238.000 people. “The Numbers are good. People came for humanitarian reasons, and to not find a Job here,” said Scheele.
The Countries Of Origin
From the statistics it is not clear when the workers entered the country, whether recognized as refugees or they came from other reasons, to Germany. People from the eight listed countries, Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Somalia be granted in Germany, but the most frequently asylum.
Around half a Million people from the eight main asylum countries of origin are, according to BA-information as a job seeker. Including both those who completed an integration and language course as well as registered unemployed. The number of which remained just below 200,000, according to BA figures, however, are largely constant.
An increase in the number of employees reported by the Agency in may compared with the same month last year even with people from other countries, such as those from Non-EU countries of the Balkans (plus 39.533) and Russia (plus 5501). Thanks to the good economy, the number of unemployed fell in may to its lowest level since reunification.
bea/hb (reuters, dpa)