Germany's healthcare sector hit by skilled labor shortages

BERLIN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Germany's healthcare sector faces the most severe skilled labor shortages among all industries, according to a study released Saturday by the Competence Center for Securing a Skilled Workforce at the German Economic Institute.

Approximately 47,400 positions in the healthcare sector could not be filled with suitably qualified candidates between July 2023 and June 2024, it said.