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At the same time, this means that another increase in the retirement age must be rejected. This would continue what we are already seeing with women: a sudden rise in unemployment and more and more people transitioning from unemployment to retirement. /3 (translated)

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Despite a high unemployment rate, a positive trend is emerging in Vienna with decreasing numbers of job seekers and continuous employment growth, attributable among other things to reduced immigration and local employment measures. (translated)

Weniger Zuzug, mehr Jobs: Warum sich der Wiener Arbeitsmarkt stabilisiert
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Author Regina Bruckner calls for companies to increasingly hire older employees in light of the shortage of skilled workers, as they too are affected by rising unemployment and face challenges particularly in the Austrian labor market. (translated)

Wer über fehlende Fachkräfte jammert, sollte Ältere einstellen

Beginnen wir doch zunächst einmal damit, in einer Zeit flächendeckenden Stellenabbaus die steigende Zahl von aktuell 3.674.000 Arbeitslosen und Unterbeschäftigten in diesem Land einer Tätigkeit zuzuführen. Dann reden wir weiter. https://t.co/uSpy6XeMOe #Arbeitsmarkt #Arbeitslosigkeit #Beschäftigung

Those who do not want to listen must feel. Hamburg is currently facing record unemployment; companies are no longer investing. The standstill is being officially enforced, for climate reasons. And then? "The federal government must help," demands politics. The once wealthy city is becoming a federal beggar. (translated)

Rescue operations following a flash flood in Nepal are being hampered by new flood warnings, while the Thuringian AfD fails with a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Voigt and the number of unemployed in Germany rises after the death of King Harald of Norway. (translated)

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In August 2026, the number of unemployed people in Germany increased by 54,000 to over 3 million, while the demand for new workers remains weak. (translated)

Arbeitsmarkt: Zahl der Arbeitslosen bleibt bei über drei Millionen
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The Austrian Press Council criticizes the free newspaper Heute for biased and discriminatory coverage of the unemployed and migrants, which gives the impression of a campaign against these groups, and calls for more sensitivity in dealing with these issues. (translated)

Bei "Heute" hat Presserat "Eindruck einer Kampagne gegen Arbeitslose"

Aktuell sind in #Deutschland >9,2 Mio. Menschen #arbeitslos und alle faseln vom "#Fachkräftemangel". #ALG 8/26: 3,025 Mio. #Bürgergeld 8/26: 5,55 Mio. #AsylbLG 8/26: 0,52 Mio. #Maßnahmen 8/26: 0,15 Mio. Wieso also mehr Zuwanderung, wenn bereits Millionen arbeitslos sind? https://t.co/guIPnZ5iso #Arbeitslosigkeit #Fachkräftemangel #Zuwanderung

#AfD party leader #Weidel shows a significant degree of economic incompetence with her demand for a withdrawal 🇩🇪 from the #Euro. This would force millions of Germans into unemployment and mean substantial income losses. (translated)

24 Jahre CDU, Milliarden Schulden, Arbeitslosigkeit und Gewerbeabmeldungen – wer Sachsen-Anhalt so hinterlässt, braucht keine weiteren fünf Jahre, sondern eine Ablösung. #AfD #SachsenAnhalt #Politikwechsel https://t.co/JuqTkcKc10 #Politik #SachsenAnhalt #Wahlen

Schockierende Zahlen: Wie viele Arbeitslose wurden letztes Jahr eingebürgert?! @Alice_Weidel im ZDF-Sommerinterview 2026 https://t.co/pXa64VLMzM #Arbeitslosigkeit #Integration #ZDF

Aktuell sind in #Deutschland >9,2 Mio. Menschen #arbeitslos und alle faseln vom "#Fachkräftemangel". #ALG 8/26: 3,025 Mio. #Bürgergeld 8/26: 5,55 Mio. #AsylbLG 8/26: 0,52 Mio. #Maßnahmen 8/26: 0,15 Mio. Wieso Millionen ins Land holen, wenn bereits Millionen arbeitslos sind? https://t.co/p6O9auygCG #Deutschland #Arbeitslosigkeit #Fachkräftemangel

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Despite having an academic degree, many young academics are under pressure as job searching becomes increasingly difficult and unemployment in this group is rising, raising the question of whether a degree still holds the same value as it used to, while there is simultaneously a shortage of skilled workers in certain professions. (translated)

Studiert, aber arbeitslos: Junge Akademiker unter Druck

The article analyzes the current state of the labor market in Germany and notes that despite rising unemployment and downsizing in the automotive industry, the situation remains challenging for newcomers to the profession, while hopes for alternative sectors such as the defense industry and public sectors are not enough to compensate for the industrial decline, although there could be long-term opportunities due to demographic changes. (translated)

Arbeitsmarkt: Haben Berufseinsteiger wirklich keine Chance auf dem Arbeitsmarkt?

In Germany, one in ten young adults between the ages of 20 and 24 is without a job or education, with the share among young women (10.5 percent) being higher than that of young men (9.6 percent), and the problem is more pronounced in large cities than in rural areas. (translated)

Deutschland: Jeder zehnte junge Erwachsene ist ohne Job oder Ausbildung

In Germany, the proportion of young people aged 20 to 24 who neither have a job nor are in training has risen to ten percent in terms of the NEET rate, while still remaining below the EU average of 12.9 percent, with various reasons such as caregiving responsibilities and health limitations being cited for this development. (translated)

Anteil junger Menschen ohne Job oder Ausbildung steigt
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The current economic situation in Germany is concerning, as the decline in productivity, the rising unemployment rate among young people, and demographic changes are leading to a worrying loss of prosperity that must be countered by necessary reforms in the areas of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and innovation. (translated)

Job-Albtraum! - Unser Wohlstandsverlust kaum noch zu stoppen

Andrea Nahles, the chairwoman of the Federal Employment Agency, notices an increase in appeals against decisions, which she attributes among other things to the increased use of artificial intelligence, while she simultaneously emphasizes the opportunities of digitalization in combatting benefit fraud and expresses concern about rising unemployment and the lack of training places. (translated)

Andrea Nahles: Agentur für Arbeit erhält mehr Einsprüche wegen KI

On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan, it is clear that while the regime celebrates its victory, the majority of the population is living in a humanitarian crisis, with 21.9 million people dependent on aid, many suffering from hunger, unemployment prevailing, and women systematically deprived of their basic rights, turning Afghanistan into a prison for women. (translated)

Fünf Jahre Taliban: Afghanistan, ein Land als Gefängnis