Germany: Refugees Have Created Tens of Thousands of New Job Opportunities
Over the past year, the influx of more than one million refugees into Germany has boosted the country’s labor market. This phenomenon is particularly evident in construction, administrative services, and private security companies.
A recent study whose results were published on Monday (April 25 / Ordibehesht 6) demonstrates that the large number of refugees in Germany has not only caused financial losses for the country but has also created many job opportunities for German citizens.
The study was conducted by experts from the “Nuremberg Institute for Labor Market and Employment Research.” According to a spokesperson for the institute, the increase in job opportunities between January 2015 and January 2016 was above normal.
He did not provide specific figures in this regard but said that the increase in job opportunities was “around the average of five-digit figures” (approximately 500,000 people).
The spokesperson emphasized that construction, administrative services, and private security companies in particular have benefited the most from the arrival of new refugees in Germany.
In February (Esfand), the German newspaper “Bild” reported, citing several experts, that 700,000 new job opportunities will be created in the current calendar year. “Bild” wrote in this connection that hotels and restaurants need 30,000 new workers.
Marcel Fratscher, head of the “German Institute for Economic Research,” told the newspaper that “the German labor market has never been as strong as it is today.”
Source: Deutsche Welle
