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369,516 vacancies

Germany had 369,516 skilled-job vacancies that could not be filled arithmetically in 2025, down 24.1%, according to IW/KOFA.

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Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln
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KOFA Kompakt 3/2026: Jahresrückblick 2025
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“…Fachkräftelücke 2025 um 24,1 Prozent auf 369.516 rechnerisch nicht besetzbare offene Stellen gesunken…”

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  • A modelled "skills gap" measure, not a count of advertised jobs.

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Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Germany had 369,516 skilled-job vacancies that could not be filled arithmetically in 2025, down 24.1%, according to IW/KOFA [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/germany-skills-gap-2025/

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Whirrwork. “Germany had 369,516 skilled-job vacancies that could not be filled arithmetically in 2025, down 24.1%, according to IW/KOFA.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/germany-skills-gap-2025/.

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“Germany had 369,516 skilled-job vacancies that could not be filled arithmetically in 2025, down 24.1%, according to IW/KOFA.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/germany-skills-gap-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{whirrwork_germany_skills_gap_2025,
  author       = {{Whirrwork}},
  title        = {{Germany had 369,516 skilled-job vacancies that could not be filled arithmetically in 2025, down 24.1\%, according to IW/KOFA}},
  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/germany-skills-gap-2025/},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Original source: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln, KOFA Kompakt 3/2026: Jahresrückblick 2025 (2026-03-25). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln. (2026, March 25). KOFA Kompakt 3/2026: Jahresrückblick 2025. https://www.iwkoeln.de/studien/jurek-tiedemann-gero-kunath-paula-risius-jahresrueckblick-2025-schwacher-arbeitsmarkt-erste-impulse-durch-sondervermoegen.html

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