Unemployed: their quantity in Germany in March solely decreases barely | EUROtoday

The spring revival on the German labor market was initially weak. The variety of unemployed in Germany fell by 22,000 to 2.967 million folks, because the Federal Employment Agency in Nuremberg introduced. This is the weakest decline in unemployment in March 2009. At that point, the quantity within the monetary disaster had even elevated.

Compared to the identical month final yr, the variety of unemployed was 198,000 larger. According to the Federal Agency, the unemployment fee in March was 6.4 % unchanged as in February.

“The so -called spring revival begins in March. This year too, however, it will be noticeably slowed down by the economic doldrums,” mentioned the Federal Agency’s CEO, Andrea Nahles.

The variety of locations to be crammed additionally decreased. In March, 643,000 open jobs have been registered on the employment businesses. That is 64,000 lower than a yr in the past.

The quick -time work continues to go up barely. In January, the Federal Employment Agency paid for 240,000 workers in financial quick -time work. That was 36,000 greater than in December 2024 and 51,000 greater than in January of final yr. The present knowledge on precise use is at the moment not out there. However, a brief -time work was requested from 1 to 24 March for 43,000 additional folks.

There remains to be motion on the coaching market. 327,000 candidates face 416,000 reported apprenticeships. That is 10,000 candidates extra and 22,000 lower than a yr in the past.