The spatial mobility of workers over the course of individual working lives - Analyses for rural areas in Germany (MobiLä)

The migration balances of the rural regions in Germany are characterized by marked heterogeneity • More than 30 percent of workers moving within Germany to a rural area are return migrants • The fact that the probability of migrating depends on the individual skill level tends to harm the regional labor supply in rural areas • The specialization of the regional labor market, local public financial resources, cultural offerings and the (touristic) attractiveness of a region turned out to be important determinants of individual residential decisions