In Germany, the number of unemployed citizens with higher education reached a record level

The number of unemployed citizens of Germany with higher education in August 2026 amounted to 372 thousand, which is a record figure. Such data was cited by the German Federal Labor Agency, writes sb.by.

According to TASS, over the past five years, the number of unemployed university graduates has consistently increased. Most often, Germans with higher education up to 30 years are unemployed. At the same time, teachers are more in demand, to a lesser extent - graduates of humanitarian areas and engineers.

It is noted that the increase in unemployment is associated with both the general tense economic situation and the increasing use of artificial intelligence.

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