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East Germany depends on immigrant workers
A report from the German Economic Institute indicates a depletion of the workforce in eastern Germany, where the eastern states lost approximately 141,000 German workers between 2023 and 2025, while foreign employment increased by about 90,000 during the same period. As a result, total employment in the region declined by 0.8%, with employment among German nationals decreasing by 2.5%. The labor shortage is expected to continue due to rising numbers of retirees and returning migrants to their home countries, particularly from Eastern Europe, which could negatively impact economic growth and the provision of essential services, especially in the health and nursing sectors. The number of foreigners in the region reached 845,000 by the end of 2025, with migrants from countries such as Poland, Ukraine, and others representing 16.2% and 7.4% of the workforce, respectively, contributing an economic value of 68.3 billion euros, or 10.5% of the gross domestic product. The study emphasizes the need to increase immigration of workers from outside the European Union to address future challenges in the eastern German labor market.
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