Overview
- A new IAB/BAMF analysis reports that 50% of Ukrainians who arrived between February and August 2022 were in jobs after 42 months, compared with roughly 68% employment in the wider working‑age population.
- Despite rising employment, 41% of working Ukrainians lived in households receiving supplementary benefits nearly three years after arrival, reflecting concentration in low‑paid and helper roles.
- Marked gender gaps persist, with about 64% of men employed versus 55% of women after 42 months and median monthly pay of €2,543 for men versus €1,624 for women.
- Early inclusion in Bürgergeld and systematic Jobcenter support from June 2022 accelerated hiring, and those admitted from that date entered work faster than the earliest arrivals.
- Researchers caution that shifting post‑31 March 2025 arrivals to asylum‑seeker benefits and recent cuts to integration and language courses—now under Bundestag consideration—could slow future labour‑market integration.