# Germany: Is Saxony-Anhalt's economy really struggling?

https://mins.news/en/item/45247

- DW, 2026-09-04 10:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-is-saxony-anhalt-s-economy-really-struggling/a-78867143?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany has long argued that Saxony-Anhalt has been left behind. The state does have above-average unemployment, lower median full-time earnings and per-capita output at about three-quarters of the national average, but its population has grown in recent years and migration figures challenge some of the party’s claims.

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