Unemployment on the rise in France and Germany
27 February 2014
Unemployment in France and Germany rose at the start of 2014.
Thu, 27 Feb 2014Unemployment in France and Germany rose at the start of 2014.
In France, the number of registered jobseekers looking for work rose by 0.3% in January from December, the highest level since comparable records began in 1996.
In Germany, the number of unemployed increased from January to February by 2,000 to 3.138m. However, the increase was less than in recent years, according to Germany’s Federal Employment Agency.
The number of people receiving basic unemployment benefits for job seekers stood at 4.415m in February 2014, the agency reports. This was a drop of 41,000 people from February 2013.
The agency went on to report that the professions in which workers are most sought after are sales, mechatronics, electric energy, metals, machinery and transport equipment, transport, logistics, tourism, hospitality and health disciplines.
“The demand for labour is at a good level, and shows a slight upward trend in the last few months,” an agency spokesperson said.
In France, the number of registered jobseekers looking for work rose by 0.3% in January from December, the highest level since comparable records began in 1996.
In Germany, the number of unemployed increased from January to February by 2,000 to 3.138m. However, the increase was less than in recent years, according to Germany’s Federal Employment Agency.
The number of people receiving basic unemployment benefits for job seekers stood at 4.415m in February 2014, the agency reports. This was a drop of 41,000 people from February 2013.
The agency went on to report that the professions in which workers are most sought after are sales, mechatronics, electric energy, metals, machinery and transport equipment, transport, logistics, tourism, hospitality and health disciplines.
“The demand for labour is at a good level, and shows a slight upward trend in the last few months,” an agency spokesperson said.
