Cross-border regional labour market analysis : case study : eastern Brandenburg - Lubuskie (Germany - Poland) (Region Frankfurt/Oder, Märkisch Oderland, Oder-Spree - Gorzowski, Zielonogorski)

This report is an analysis of the labour market in the Eastern Brandenburg - Lubuskie Region, consisting of the regional entities Märkisch Oderland (DE), Oder-Spree (DE), Frankfurt/Oder (DE), Gorzowski (PL) and Zielonogorski (PL). It presents a current and forward-looking analysis of the evolution of the labour market from both a statistical and policy perspective. Importantly, the focus of the case study is on the CB region as a whole (almost regardless of the existence of the border(s). In other words, the analysis does not focus on mirroring the situation of the labour market in one region of a given country against the situation in the region(s) on the other side of the border. This report falls within the scope of a DG REGIO project "Cross-border regional labour market analysis" which investigates, on a pan-European level, the state of play and specificities of cross-border labour market analyses practices. The ultimate objective of the project is to provide a knowledge basis, highlighting the potential opportunities and hindering factors of cross-border area employment (and related data analysis), thereby allowing for a strengthening and better integration of the area as a common labour market.