EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office Seminar in Selfoss / Iceland September 2005 Labour Market Germany – with a special view on construction workers
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office Index Facts about Germany Labour Market Construction Workers European Service and EURES
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office Surface Area: km² Population: 82.6 Million (east 20, west 60 million +/-) Capital: Berlin With 4.3 million inhabitants 16 Federal States (Bundesländer) Facts about Germany
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office Unemployment Rate: 11.4% West Germany: 9.6% East Germany: 18.2% About 5 Million unemployed persons (Aug. 05: 4.73 Million) Employed: 39 Million (+/-) About job vacancies Labour Market
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office Practical work in a company (3-4 days / week) Theoretical education at school (1-2 days / week) Apprentice wages ( / month) Typical field of work Handycraft Industrial work Business Administration Labour Market - Education in the Dual System Dual System
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office East West Total Masons Locksmiths Painters Carpenters Construction Engineers Joiners Concrete workers Roofers Tilers Aug. 05 Labour Market – Unemployed in the Building Industry
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office The Structure of the European Service Job placement and employment advice within the European Employment Services (EURES) network Career Guidance within the EUROGUIDANCE network Advice on mobility (for migrant workers who want to return to their home countries) Central Placement Office European Service
EUROPEAN SERVICE / Central Placement Office The Structure of the European Service (ES-BA) 15 regional ES-BA Centres throughout Germany with a Headquarter in Bonn
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