Employment sector - The current unemployment rate in NRW is 7.5 percent.
In the month of April, the count of jobless individuals in North Rhine-Westphalia slightly increased, compared to the previous month of March, by roughly 2,700. This brought the total to approximately 743,100 unemployed people. The Federal Employment Agency, located in Düsseldorf, announced this news on a Thursday. The unemployment rate remained steady at 7.5%, the same as it was a year ago when it stood at 7.2%. The agency derived these figures using data collected up until the 15th of April.
The challenging economic climate affecting various businesses is starting to manifest on the labor market, said agency director Roland Schüßler. The unemployment rate differed significantly from one region to another: the rate for Münsterland was 4.9%, while the Ruhr area had a rate of 10.1%. The other regions fell within this numerical range.
Interestingly, those who have completed training or graduated possess a much higher likelihood of securing employment, as the statistics demonstrate. Their unemployment rate stood at a mere 3.4%. Conversely, around 25% of unskilled workers found themselves unemployed.
While this is concerning, the number of employees counted under social insurance contributions continued growing. It reached 7.322 million in North Rhine-Westphalia in the month of February, marking an uptick of 0.1% compared to the same period a year prior. For the very first time, this region boasted the highest number of employees under these contributions in February. Data for March and April has yet to be released.
Comparing this with figures from ten years ago, there were almost 1.1 million fewer individuals in employment subject to social insurance contributions in Germany's most populated federal state. The cause for the increase hinges on the entry of foreign workers, while the number of employees in possession of a German passport saw a slight decrease due to demographic factors - the number of retirees is on the ascent and the proportion of employees in the German population is on the decline.
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Source: www.stern.de
