Number Of Unemployed In Germany Falls By 84,000 In May

According to the Nuremberg-based Federal Employment Agency, 2.687 million people were without jobs in May, 84,000 fewer than in the previous month of April and 126,000 fewer than in May 2020.

May 2020 was considered one of the months most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The unemployment rate fell by 0.1 points to 5.9 percent in May 2021 compared to April, and by 0.2 points compared to May 2020.

There were also bright spots in the number of job vacancies. In May, 654,000 vacancies had been reported to the agency, 70,000 more than a year ago.

However, the number was still lower than in March 2020, the last month before the first coronavirus lockdown.

“In May, the first signs of a comprehensive improvement in the labour market are emerging.

“The consequences of the coronavirus crisis are still very visible, but are becoming somewhat smaller,” said Detlef Scheele, chairman of the Federal Employment Agency.

According to the data from the agency, short-time work is easing significantly. Between May 1 and 26, companies had only registered 96,000 people on the government’s furlough scheme.

Experience shows that less short-time work was actually used than was registered as a precaution. Short-time work allowances were actually paid to 2.61 million people in March 2021.

This is the first time since November 2020 when there was another coronavirus lockdown that the number fell again in March. At its peak in April 2020, almost nine million people in Germany had claimed short-time allowance.

According to the latest data from the Federal Bureau of Statistics, in March 2017 more than 56,000 Nigerians live in Germany.

A 2018 report by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), which is affiliated with the German Employment Agency (BA), shows that Nigerians have an edge when it comes to finding jobs in Germany.

As of March 2018, statistics reveal that there are about 20,000 Nigerians with either a steady or temporary job in Germany.

Yusuf MaitamaTuggar is the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany and the Nigerian Embassy in Germany is located in Neue Jakobstrasse 4, 10179 Berlin.