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German workforce declines as foreign hires rise
Germany has experienced a significant increase in reliance on foreign workers in the healthcare and nursing sectors, with the number of foreign employees rising by approximately 46,000 over the course of a year ending June 2025, while the number of German workers decreased by about 5,000. The labor agency reports that hospitals and care facilities are increasingly dependent on foreign staff to ensure the delivery of healthcare services, with the share of foreigners among workers in this sector increasing by 3.6 percentage points over three years. Nevertheless, healthcare and nursing professions remain among the most affected by skilled labor shortages, with an unemployment rate of around 1.1% in 2025.
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