In Q4 2023, the index for the demand for skilled workers in the field of human resources in Germany was at 209 points. This was the lowest figure since 2021. Following the start of the corona crisis in the first quarter of 2020, the shortage in skilled labor rose drastically until the first quarter of 2022 and started to decline in the second quarter. Still, the skilled worker index is above the pre-pandemic level and there is still a significant lack of skilled labor in all specializations shown here.
Development of skilled worker index in Germany from Q2 2018 to Q4 2023, by specialization
(Basis quarter: Q1 2015 = 0)
The index is derived from the most frequented job advertisements from online job forums, daily newspapers, and the business network Xing. The reference value of zero is the first quarter 2015.
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Hays. (February 29, 2024). Development of skilled worker index in Germany from Q2 2018 to Q4 2023, by specialization (Basis quarter: Q1 2015 = 0) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342611/skilled-worker-index-by-specialization-germany/
Hays. "Development of skilled worker index in Germany from Q2 2018 to Q4 2023, by specialization (Basis quarter: Q1 2015 = 0)." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342611/skilled-worker-index-by-specialization-germany/
Hays. (2024). Development of skilled worker index in Germany from Q2 2018 to Q4 2023, by specialization (Basis quarter: Q1 2015 = 0). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342611/skilled-worker-index-by-specialization-germany/
Hays. "Development of Skilled Worker Index in Germany from Q2 2018 to Q4 2023, by Specialization (Basis Quarter: Q1 2015 = 0)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342611/skilled-worker-index-by-specialization-germany/
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