Press review on "Gainful employment of protection seekers from Ukraine"

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has led to a continuous and rapidly increasing influx of Ukrainian refugees to Germany since the beginning of 2022. Comprehensive knowledge about the socio-demographics of refugees from Ukraine is essential in order to overcome the challenges of receiving and (temporarily) integrating the largest refugee migration to Germany in the past seventy years. Against this background, the panel survey ‘Refugees from Ukraine in Germany’ was developed as a FReDA-related study. This has created a special social science database that makes it possible, on the one hand, to provide policymakers with information about refugees from Ukraine who have fled to Germany on the basis of valid data.

Gainful employment of people seeking protection from Ukraine in Germany

The Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) has now published the fifth wave of surveys of people seeking protection from Ukraine. According to the results, the proportion of people who are in gainful employment in Germany after fleeing Ukraine has continued to rise. Language skills continue to be the biggest challenge for refugees in this context.

Here you will find a selection of reports on the publication on the employment of Ukrainian refugees.

Viele Ukrainer haben einen Job
Westfälische Nachrichten Münster-Stadt (Print) from April 15, 2025

Ukraine-Geflüchtete und die Arbeit: Warum Deutschlands Weg doch der „nachhaltigere“ sein könnte
Frankfurter Rundschau from March 17, 2025

Anteil der erwerbstätigen Ukrainer in Deutschland steigt auf 43 Prozent
Die Welt from March 3, 2025

Ukrainer Integration: Wie Geflüchtete den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt verändern
Deutsche Wirtschaftsnachrichten from March 2, 2025

Jeden Monat finden 7000 Ukrainer Arbeit
Südkurier Konstanz from February 27, 2025 - according to a report by dpa

Sprache bleibt Herausforderung
Die Rheinpfalz from February 25, 2025

Following their arrival in Germany, 30 per cent of Ukrainians seeking protection are now in gainful employment. The publication ‘BiB.Aktuell’ 6/2024 by the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) examines, among other things, what potential this means for the German labour market and what obstacles are hindering greater participation in the German labour market. Further information and a download option for the publication can be found here.

Here you can find a selection of the coverage of the publication on the labour market participation of Ukrainian refugees.

Mehr Ukrainer gehen arbeiten
Münchner Merkur from Oktober 25, 2024 for Ippen Media

Sprachbarriere ist das größte Hindernis
News from AFP on 25 October 2024 - via newsfeed in numerous media outlets

Forscher sehen Erfolge bei Erwerbstätigkeit von Ukraine-Flüchtlingen
News from Evangelischer Pressedienst on 25 October 2024 - via newsfeed in numerous media outlets

Erwerbsquote von Ukrainern steigt
News from dpa on 25 October 2024 - via newsfeed in numerous media outlets

Fehlende Sprachkenntnisse größtes Hindernis für Arbeitsaufnahme von Ukrainern
Stern from Oktober 24, 2024

Sind deutsche Unternehmen wenig offen für ausländische Fachkräfte?
Online presence of ingenieur.de on 24 October 2024

Anteil ukrainischer Erwerbstätiger hat sich seit 2022 verdoppelt
Die Zeit from Oktober 24, 2024

Warum so viele Ukrainer in Deutschland nicht arbeiten
News portal t-online.de from October 24, 2024