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Reports that the unemployment rate in Germany has increased in December 2004, due to seasonal factors.

Reports on the increase in unemployment rate in Germany in October 2004.

Reports on the thousands of people that participated in the protests against labor market reforms in Magdeburg, Germany on August 9, 2004.

The article reports an increase in wages in the eurozone in 2018 after years of stagnation which baffled economists. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has welcomed the trend and has announced the discontinuation of the central bank's stimulus measure by the end of the year. Several theories emerged for the wage increase including the acute labor shortage in Germany, the decline of unions, and globalization.

The article discusses the use of factory apprenticeship programs in Germany and how such a model is being applied in the U.S. to address labor supply shortages. Particular attention is given to collaboration between diesel engine manufacturer Tognum America, led by Vice President Joerg Klishch, and local high schools and a career center in Aiken County, South Carolina. It goes on to explain South Carolina's tax credit for small- to medium-sized companies that implement apprenticeships.

The article discusses Germany's efforts to address population declines in the country as of August 13, 2013, highlighting attempts to avoid possible labor shortages. Topics addressed include attitudes towards working mothers in Germany, German government spending on family subsidies, and older and foreign workers in Germany.

Reports on the increase of unemployment in March 2004 in Germany. Comparison of the unemployment rate in March with the rate in February; Comments from Holger Fahrinkrug, an economist at Frankfurt-based UBS AG, concerning the issue; Speculation concerning the provision by the weakness in the labor market of an upturn in the euro zone economy.

Reports on the concern of German officials on the effect of the planned merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo SA and Aventis SA on jobs in Germany where the latter company has major operations. Rate of unemployment in the country; Sentiments of Monika Reiter, vice chairwoman of the workers' council in Frankfurt, Germany, regarding the takeover bid; Speculation on the reason why Sanofi decided to seek a major acquisition.

BERLIN -- Nokia, the biggest maker of mobile phones by volume, said Wednesday that it would eliminate 4,000 manufacturing jobs, or 7 percent of its global work force, as it moved to streamline operations and save money from its production of smartphones. The company said the cuts would be made at three Nokia factories -- in Komarom, Hungary; Reynosa, Mexico; and Salo, Finland -- as it transferred the assembly of smartphones to factories in Asia, which are closer to component makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of unemployed in Germany fell more than expected in June, with the jobless rate declining to 7.5 percent, from 7.8 percent in May, as summer work got into full swing. The federal employment office said the number of unemployed Germans fell by 123,000 people for the month, bringing the total of unemployed to 3.16 million. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For a long time, Germany has been good to Katarzyna, a 28-year-old Polish woman who works in a pharmacy in Frankfurt during the day and cleans houses in the evenings. In six years, she has earned enough money to buy a sporty Audi and an apartment in Poland, while still having enough cash to travel widely in Europe. Millions of other Poles made similar moves from their home country, especially in the four years since Poland joined the European Union. But now a strong economy in Poland, and an increasingly acute labor shortage, are beckoning migrants like Katarzyna back. She is moving to Warsaw in July. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the increase in the number of unemployed people in Germany.

Discusses how Gerhard Schröder, the German Chancellor, named Peter Hartz as chairman of a commission to overhaul the country's economy. Goals of Hartz to decrease unemployment in Germany within three years; Efforts of Hartz to alter the strict work rules in Germany's labor market and the rigidity of the labor market; Protests from Germans who said that the new measures employed by Hartz would send them into poverty; How a Hartz proposal to reduce unemployment benefits will be put into law in January by the German government; Criticism from those who claim that the German government and the unions reduced the potency of the most radical economic remedies proposed by Hartz.

Reports on the plan of Schering AG, a pharmaceutical company, to reduce its work force in Germany.

Discusses German workers who travel to Poland for employment. Poland which plans to join the European Union in May and its effect on job seekers suffering from persistent unemployment in eastern Germany; Comparison in the cost of living; Reactions of workers on the mixing of the labor markets.