Employment

At the end of July 2006 the unemployment rate in Brandenburg was 16,3% of all civil employed persons.
This means 0,2% less than in June 2006 and  1,6% less than in July 2005.

Overview over the year 2005:


Land

Unemployed

Unemploy-
mentrate 1)

Vacancies unfilled

Short-time workers

number

%

number

Year/month/reference day

Average of 2005 *)

Baden-Wuerttemberg

385,273

7,0

49,660

16,768

Bayern

504,974

7,8

55,850

14,387

Berlin

319,177

19,0

19,056

3,274

Brandenburg

243,876

18,3

13,480

3,557

Bremen

53,223

16,8

3,287

1,150

Hamburg

98,228

11,3

16,030

1,654

Hessen

296,528

9,7

29,950

9,996

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

180,362

20,3

12,204

1,348

Niedersachsen

457,097

11,6

31,668

10,664

Nordrhein-Westfalen

1,057,642

12,0

78,660

30,251

Rheinland-Pfalz

178,514

8,8

22,720

5,339

Saarland

53,533

10,7

5,216

1,533

Sachsen

402,269

18,3

19,067

7,751

Sachsen-Anhalt

258,525

20,3

12,224

3,331

Schleswig-Holstein

161,524

11,6

12,399

3,266

Thüringen

209,941

17,1

12,229

4,260

Germany

4,860,685

11,7

413,0782)

118,528

*)The development of registered unemployment starting from 2005 is essentially by the statistic effects
of the pool coined/shaped by unemployment relief and social welfare assistance (Hartz iv-effect).
Comparisons with earlier years are only reduced possible therefore.
1) Unemployed in percent of the total civilian active population.
2) Incl. the announced places of the central office for employment agency (ZAV).
Source: © Federal Statistical Office and the statistical Offices of the Länder

Quotas of unemployment in percent of total civilian active population in July 2006 in Brandenburg compared to


Brandenburg

Eastern German States

Western German States

16,3%

16,7%

8,9%

Source: Statistic Office of Brandenburg

 

Employees in the Sectors of the Economy

Sector ( yearly average in 1000)

2003

2004

2005

Agriculture, Fishery

40,5

39,9

37,3

Industry and Manufacturing

239,5

231,0

223,8

Public and Private Servises

732,1

744,1

744,8

All sectors

1012,1

1015,0

1 005,9

Source: Statistic Office of Brandenburg