According to recent studies, only a third of able-bodied Ukrainian refugees in Germany have a job, which is significantly lower than in Poland, where 78% of refugees are employed or actively looking for work.
This situation caught the attention of the German government, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared the importance of solving this problem, outlining plans to encourage Ukrainians to find employment or return home. During his visit to Kyiv, together with President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, he discussed the creation of a special body to resolve this issue.
As of the end of October, Germany accepted the most Ukrainian refugees among the EU countries - more than 1.14 million. However, the share of those who work remains low: 30% are working, the same number are looking for it, and the rest are not yet employed. For comparison, in Poland, the share of active refugees even exceeds the figure among the country's citizens.
Previously, in August-October 2022, only 16% of Ukrainians were employed in Germany. But even with the growth of this number, the indicators remain atypically low for Ukrainians in Europe.
