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by vizzier 852 days ago
Adding a source to this claim as it is very valid [0]. I cannot find a good overview of the overall demographics of the ukranian refugees other than it is mostly women and children due to the borders being closed to outgoing men. Employment rates will rise as people integrate.

[0] https://www.oecd.org/health/Expenditure-by-disease-age-and-g...
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Beijinger 852 days ago
In Germany, 75% of Ukrainians don't work. In other EU countries, nearly 80% work. It is a question of the system and incentives.
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illiac786 851 days ago
Source? This is interesting.
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Beijinger 851 days ago
The integration of Ukrainian war refugees into the German labor market is sluggish by European standards. This is the result of a recent analysis by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. While just 18% have found a job in Germany, the figure is two thirds or more in countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Denmark. The reasons for this are bureaucracy and the wrong incentives.

https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/ukrainer-...

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illiac786 847 days ago
ok, so it’s not 80% in any country. 74% in Denmark, 2/3 in Poland and Czech Republic.

18% in Germany is also still better than Switzerland and Austria (14%), but I agree it’s not good.

Too much poor processes preventing these people from working, very frustrating.

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