Tag: Labor market numbers
Unemployment rises slightly – number of employed people falls for the first time in ten months
Employee in a car factory The number of people in employment has fallen for the first time in ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The number of unemployed rose slightly in…
The number of people in employment falls for the first time in ten months
Employee in a car factory The number of people in employment has fallen for the first time in ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In May, the number of people in…
There is still a lot of room for improvement in the distribution of roles
Dusseldorf Work-life balance has made progress: there are more men on the street who push prams, stay at home for at least a few months after the birth and also…
US job market booms despite rate hikes – 339,000 new jobs in May
US job market The US Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates to the 5.00 to 5.25 percent range since early 2022 in a bid to stem high inflation and cool…
Number of unemployed falls to 2.544 million
Nuremberg, Berlin The number of unemployed in Germany fell to 2.544 million in May. That was 42,000 fewer than in April, but 284,000 more than a year ago, as the…
Economists expect the willingness to hire people to decline and unemployment to rise
empty office Even the service providers, who have been building up staff for a long time, were more cautious when it came to hiring. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin The weak economic…
Who works in Germany for how long?
People work in the office late at night Highly skilled workers are more likely to work more than 30 hours a week than those without a degree. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Six insights into the labor market of the future
Berlin It is a triple transformation that is massively changing the labor market: digitization, ecological conversion away from fossil fuels, demographic change – everything is intertwined. What does that mean…
More than 170,000 vacancies: shortage of engineers is getting worse
engineers The German Economic Institute (IW), which compiles the Engineer Monitor together with the VDI, assumes an annual requirement of 130,500 engineers. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin The shortage of engineers…
More young people without professional qualifications than expected
Young people in training Despite the shortage of skilled workers, the number of unskilled workers is increasing. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin 2.64 million young people between 20 and 35 had no…
US job market defies series of rate hikes – 253,000 new jobs in April
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Fed Chair Jerome Powell thinks a recession scenario is less likely. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Washington Despite the series of rate hikes by the central bank, the US…
“The job market for unskilled workers is booming”
Based on the microcensus data, which should still be evaluated with caution due to the influx of Ukrainian refugees, Enzo Weber from the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research…
Weak economy slows labor market in April
Employment Agency The unemployment rate is stagnating. However, the labor market remains stable. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The number of unemployed in Germany fell only slightly to 2.586 million in April…
US economy grows less than expected in the first quarter
Battery manufacturing in Alabama In the USA, new figures on economic development have been presented. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) new York The US economy unexpectedly lost momentum in the first quarter.…
Who the Dax companies are currently looking for
Employees in a Rheinmetall plant The Düsseldorf armaments group was newly promoted to the Dax in March – and also wants to continue to grow in terms of staff. (Photo:…
For the first time more than 2.5 million people without professional qualifications
Apprenticeship at Volkswagen The number of people without professional training has been increasing for years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The shortage of skilled workers and workers in Germany is becoming ever…
Women must be relieved in the household
pharmacist The shortage of skilled workers runs through numerous industries. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) The federal government recently presented its strategy for dealing with the serious shortage of skilled workers. By…
In which professions Germany is aging particularly quickly
Tram driver in Berlin Tram drivers and bus drivers in local public transport in particular are older. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The state of Hesse wants to know exactly. The Goethe…
US job market cools down – 236k new jobs in March
Construction work in New York Recent data suggests that US manufacturing is taking a sharper downward trajectory. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The US job market cooled off in March. 236,000 new…
Unemployment falls slightly in March
Employment Agency In March there were 26,000 fewer unemployed in Germany than in February. (Photo: dpa) Nuremberg Due to a hesitant spring recovery, the number of unemployed in Germany fell…