Reasons for the difficulties — Germany recruitment difficulties
Germany recruitment difficulties — Reasons for the difficulties belongs to the Hiring difficulties table (Value · Annual), in %. This Germany macroeconomic series is updated regularly and provided free on MacroDataHub, with an interactive chart. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
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This indicator in the Hiring difficulties table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasons for the difficulties4 | |||||||||||
| Insufficient qualifications: Germany | 18.7 | 21.6 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 19.9 | 18.9 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 23 | 18.3 | |
| Excessive wage demands: Germany | 14 | 14.6 | 18.6 | 17 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 11.7 |
Understanding reasons for the difficulties
Annual Reasons for the difficulties — Recruitment difficulties: incidence, reasons and duration, Germany, in %. Source: Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the Federal Employment Agency.