The proportion is as follows: Every third unemployed person in Germany is a foreigner

The number of foreigners who have been out of work in Germany for a long time continues to grow. This is reported by the telegram channel "Bild in Russian"❶ with reference to the Federal Employment Agency.

According to the agency, already every third person staying in Germany in the status of "long-term unemployed" does not have German citizenship. In 2018, there were about 23% of them, and by 2024 their share has grown to 33% — this is about 317 thousand people out of almost 972 thousand registered long-term unemployed.

"The information was made public by the deputy of the Bundestag from the Alternative for Germany party, Rene Springer, after a request to the department. According to official information, more than half of the registered — about 533 thousand people — remain unemployed for more than two years, 260 thousand — over four years,"writes TK.

The main increase in the number of unemployed stateless people, according to official reports, is due to migration in recent years. Many of them are still looking for work. Therefore, among all foreign unemployed, the proportion of those who have not worked for more than a year is 29%, while among German citizens it is 38%.

The list of long-term unemployed includes the most immigrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, Turks, citizens of Ukraine and Eastern European countries are noticeable in the statistics.

"The general trend shows that the number of unemployed migrants is growing, even if their share among all unemployed does not look critically high," the TC concludes.

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