Bergstrasse district: New training budget to combat rising unemployment!

Bergstrasse district: New training budget to combat rising unemployment!

The current figures on unemployment in the Bergstrasse district show that the situation in September 2025 improved slightly. With 6,781 unemployed people there is a decline of 340 people compared to the previous month. Nevertheless, there is an increase of 231 people or 3.5 % compared to the previous year. The unemployment rate is now 4.5 %, which is a small but remarkable increase compared to the previous year. For comparison: In all of Hesse, the quota is 5.8 % and even 6.3 % across Germany. These developments underline the challenges with which many people are faced with not only locally, but also at the state and federal level.

In order to counteract this situation, the Bergstrasse district relies on a training and qualification budget (AQB). This program aims to actively support people with arrangements, such as single parents or people with a escape background. The Hessian state government promotes this budget for all 26 counties and independent cities in Hesse. In this way, participants receive financial help for the preparation for training, training itself and accompanying coaching during the training phase.

Focus on disadvantaged groups

The target groups of the AQB are wide: the beneficiaries include citizens' money recipients, migrants, unemployed people and people from child and youth welfare. Asylum -entitled people and people with basic security due to reduced earning capacity are also addressed in a targeted manner. Angelika Beckenbach, the first district deputy, emphasizes the enormous meaning of this program for the design of the regional labor market. Different projects of the municipal job center are currently being implemented as part of the AQB.

The innovative offers for the budget year 2025 are particularly remarkable. This includes the “Fit in the job” program, which supports people with a migration background and health restrictions. The "Digi-Migration" project is aimed at (sole) educational people with a migration background and offers targeted help. There is further focus on the "preparation for part -time training", which is promoted by the Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration and aims to increase acceptance for education.

The numbers speak for themselves

The numbers for unemployment in Hesse over a longer period of time also show the increase in the unemployment rate. According to a statistics of the Federal Employment Agency published on October 1, the quota rose from September 2023 to September 2025 and is a clear indication of the challenges of the labor market in the region. Access to the current data is available online and offers a comprehensive overview of the situation in Hesse in the past two years.

With these efforts and the introduction of innovative approaches, the circle hopes not only to lower unemployment, but also to create real opportunities for people in difficult situations. A strong training and qualification budget is seen as the key to improving the regional labor market situation.

Further information about the current situation on the labor market can be found at [Rheinmainverlag] (https://www.rheinmainverlag.de/2025/06/echte-challen-kreis-bergstrasse-auf-auf- und- qualification budget/), [Statistics Employment Agency] (https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/de/navigation/statistiken/statistiken-aktuell/ArbeitsMarkreport/Arbeitsmarkteport-nav.html#:text=monatliches%20ab ELLE%20 ZUR%20-actual%20Am%20AM%20Art market%20in, labor market policy%2C%20 and%20 and basic security%29%20-time series%20 and%20 structure graphics.) and Statista.