Tens of thousands of industrial jobs disappear every month in Germany alone
Industry & EmploymentGermany
- Omissions
- The claim omits that the ~120,000 job losses occurred over a 12-month period, averaging approximately 10,000 per month, not tens of thousands monthly.
- The data refers to the manufacturing sector specifically, which may differ from broader 'industry' definitions.
- The Arbeitsagentur source was published on 2025-04-29, which the MEP could have known by the session date of 2026-02-11.
- Sources
- PrimaryFederal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)Over the past twelve months, the number of people employed in the manufacturing sector in Germany has fallen by approximately 120,000. This equals roughly 10,000 jobs lost per month on average.
- Primaryifo Institute for Economic ResearchThe ifo Employment Barometer fell to 91.9 points in December 2025, indicating continued job cuts in German manufacturing. The ifo Institute noted that in 2025, employment prospects deteriorated significantly.
- SecondaryRMX NewsGermany shed 124,000 industrial jobs in 2025, averaging approximately 10,300 jobs per month.