Tag: Labor market numbers
Short-time work during the gas crisis: researchers propose reforms
Berlin Should Russian President Vladimir Putin turn off the gas tap in Germany, it could be that time again: Entire branches of industry would have to reduce their production almost…
Labor market: Willingness to hire continues to fall
Assembly of wind turbines In the manufacturing sector, the electrical and automotive industries in particular are currently looking for new employees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The job market is feeling the…
Labor market: Willingness to hire continues to fall
Assembly of wind turbines In the manufacturing sector, the electrical and automotive industries in particular are currently looking for new employees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The job market is feeling the…
Which helpers earn more than professionals
flower shop The wages for trained florists are among the lowest among skilled occupations. (Photo: Imago) Berlin Learn a decent job, then you can earn decent money and be secure.…
Companies have not hired enough employees
Nuremberg After the corona crisis, many companies are now facing a personnel crisis. According to labor market researchers, this is not due to a mass exodus of workers in the…
Initial US jobless claims rise to 244,000
unemployed in the US The initial applications are a short-term indicator for the job market. (Photo: dpa) Washington The labor market in the USA developed somewhat weaker in the past…
Where the missing manpower went
Long queues at Dusseldorf Airport Due to a lack of staff, security checks at German airports are currently taking longer. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Frankfurt The way to the hotel is…
Where the missing manpower went
Long queues at Dusseldorf Airport Due to a lack of staff, security checks at German airports are currently taking longer. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Frankfurt The way to the hotel is…
The “Big Quit” can turn Germany into a service desert
Restaurant looking for staff Is Germany on the way to the service desert? (Photo: dpa) Berlin The pandemic is acting as a catalyst in several respects, for example for digitization,…
The US economy is creating a surprising number of jobs
US job market A recruitment sign is posted in Wheeling. The US job market has continued to recover from its pandemic-related slump. (Photo: dpa) Washington A surprising number of jobs…
Unemployment falls to 2.260 million in May
Employment Agency Around 45.3 million people with a place of work in Germany were employed – that is a seasonally adjusted 53,000 or 0.1 percent more than in the previous…
Why the job boom in Spain and Italy poses risks
Madrid, Rome The latest labor market data from southern Europe seems impressive: Italy’s unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in March. This is the lowest level since 2010. At the…
Why the job boom in Spain and Italy poses risks
Madrid, Rome The latest labor market data from southern Europe seems impressive: Italy’s unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in March. This is the lowest level since 2010. At the…
Germany has too few workers – shortage is heading for record levels
Programming of robots (Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild) Berlin Axel Gedaschko worries when he looks at the baby boomer generation that is about to retire. This gap alone needs to be filled…
Shortage of skilled workers particularly acute in East Germany
Berlin The German Economic Institute (IW) warns of an acute shortage of skilled workers in digitization professions in East Germany: “The new federal states are at risk of being left…
US labor market continues to build strong jobs
Shopping spree in Pennsylvania Washington Despite high inflation and the war in Ukraine, the US job engine is still running at full speed. 428,000 new jobs were created in April,…
US labor market continues to build strong jobs
Shopping spree in Pennsylvania Washington More jobs were created on the US labor market in April than expected. Last month, 428,000 new jobs were created, as the government announced in…
Labor market is on the way to new employment records
Berlin War in the Ukraine, problems in the supply chain, rising inflation – none of this has affected the German labor market so far. The employment records, which were only…
Unemployment in Germany is falling
Employment Agency The Federal Employment Agency publishes the unemployment rate every month. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Nuremberg Despite the economic consequences of the Ukraine war, the German labor…
465,000 fewer unemployed than a year ago
Waitress in Heidelberg The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 points to 5.1 percent in the spring. (Photo: imago images/Ralph Peters) Berlin The war in Ukraine has not yet had an…