Describe statistical data (5-6 facts)
In Germany, the Federal Statistical Office is responsible for compiling official statistical data, which it makes available to the public on its destatis website.
Germany’s population growth has been decreasing over the past 10 years. The average number of children born by German women has increased slightly over the past decade but still remains low. The total number of live births has hardly changed year on year. After a decade of decreasing numbers, the total population of Germany seems to increase again and amounted to more than 82 million by the end of 2015.
Compare employment and unemployment
Germany's seasonally adjusted harmonized unemployment stood at 4.4 percent in August 2020, unchanged from a month earlier. That was the highest jobless rate since February 2016, as the number of unemployed rose by 0.5 percent from the previous month to 1.96 million while employment was almost unchanged at 42.25 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers under 25 years old, was also flat at 4.3 percent in August.
Jobs in demand (mention 4-5), give reasons
Medical professionals: Germany is expected to have a shortage of medical professionals in the coming years. Individuals with a foreign degree in medicine can move to the country and get a license to practice medicine here. Applicants from both EU and non-Eu countries can obtain a license to practice in Germany. But their degree must be equal to the medical qualification in Germany.
Engineering professions: The following fields in engineering are expected to have a high number of vacancies. A university degree in any of these engineering fields will have good career prospects.
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Job Market in Germany 2020
Berlin, the federal capital, has about 3.65 million inhabitants, making it the largest city in Germany and the most densely populated federal state. There is an average of 3 950 residents per square kilometre. Berlin is completely surrounded by Brandenburg and is approximately 70 km from the Polish border to the east. The number of jobs subject to social security contributions in Berlin rose with respect to the previous month according to the preliminary, seasonally adjusted, extrapolated data of the Federal Employment Agency. Without seasonal adjustment, the number of jobs subject to social security contributions in December was 1 561 900. In the year-on-year comparison between sectors, the predominant picture was of growth across the board. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector saw the highest increase, with growth of 29.4%. In Berlin, the biggest drop was recorded in the sector of temporary work (-1.5%). The number of reported available jobs in February fell by 800, seasonally adjusted, compared to the previous month, after a seasonally adjusted rise of 500 in the previous month. Without seasonal adjustment, the number of jobs in February is 25 000. Year on year, this represents a reduction of 5 300 or 17.5%. The changes in entrants are a better indicator for businesses’ willingness to hire than the changes in existing numbers. In the seasonally and calendar adjusted previous month comparison, there was no change in the number of reported jobs in February. Without seasonal and calendar adjustment, 6 800 jobs were newly reported in Berlin in February, a reduction of 3 500 or 33.8% compared to the same month last year.
