before. The unemployment rate is unchanged at 3.8 percent.
For women and men under the age of 25, the rate is 2.4 percent. For a month of February the development is unremarkable.
“The spring upswing has not yet started, but the mild weather has helped the job market. That’s why we register slightly fewer unemployed. I’m happy about that,” says Theresia Denzer-Urschel, CEO of the employment agencies in Freiburg and Offenburg. The situation among the long-term unemployed, who are
outperformed the market as a whole, both year-on-year and month-on-month. “We invest a lot in prevention, look after our target groups intensively and work closely with other authorities and institutions, sometimes even under one roof and with our own identity. It pays off
out,” says Denzer-Urschel. Despite the difficult economic situation, the demand for labor remains high. Drivers were primarily reported vacancies for skilled workers in the areas of education, administration, office and secretariat, warehousing and transport as well as sales. At the helper level, numerous job advertisements from the cleaning trade attracted attention. “Companies are worried about bottlenecks
in workers. This concern outweighs the risks of hiring staff in an uncertain economic environment,” says Denzer-Urschel. Due to the onset of spring recovery, she expects a further decline in unemployment in the coming months.
Dynamics in the labor market
In the reporting period, 3,770 people registered as unemployed. In the same period, 3,838 people ended their unemployment.
structure of the unemployed
While the number of long-term unemployed and severely disabled people continues to fall over the year, it is increasing among young people, older people and, due to the crisis in Ukraine, especially among foreigners. According to legal groups, the following picture emerges: SGB III: 6,292 unemployed (44.2 percent share), SGB II: 7,941 unemployed (55.8 percent share).
labor demand
The demand for labor remains at a high level. The companies reported 1,550 job vacancies. That is 506 or 48.5 percent more than in January and 11 or 0.7 percent less than a year ago. The greatest need by sector: Business-related services (261, including 195 from temporary work), freelance, scientific and technical services (243), health and social work (239 jobs), manufacturing industry (189), public administration (159), trade (123). In mid-February, the Freiburg employment agency had received 5,999 job vacancies (81 percent for skilled workers, experts and specialists, 19 percent for helpers).
Development by region
While fewer people were registered as unemployed in Freiburg and the surrounding area, their number increased again slightly in the Upper Black Forest, in Markgräflerland and in the western part of the Emmendingen district.
(Federal Employment Agency, Freiburg Employment Agency | 01.03.2023)
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