STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR IMMIGRATION OF SKILLED WORKFORCE IN GERMANY

Abstract

Since the end of the zero years in Germany, the shortage of skilled labor has been increasing. Its lack reduces the competitiveness of the German socio-economic space. One of the ways to solve the problem, the state considers the attraction of workers from abroad. Attempts by four governments under the leadership of A. Merkel to change the situation on the labor market in this way, including the adoption of the relevant relevant law, were unsuccessful. The new Cabinet of Ministers has prepared A new concept, on the basis of which comprehensive changes to the legislation on the immigration of qualified specialists have been developed. The author analyzes the causes of the labor shortage, migration dynamics over the past decade, the country structure of foreign workers in the German labor market. He pays special attention to the study of the current state of vacancies and the professional structure of the unemployed corresponding to them; In this context, examines the amendments to the above-mentioned immigration law adopted in June 2023 and assesses the prospects for its implementation, as well as the national economic risks associated with it.

Keywords

• germany
• european union
• eu
• skilled labor
• labor market
• unemployment
• deficit
• vacancies