Unemployment in Landau: easy decline, but remain worried!

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Current labor market numbers for Landau shows falling unemployment in the district. Overview of developments and job offers.
Current labor market numbers for Landau shows falling unemployment in the district. Overview of developments and job offers. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

In February 2025 there are positive developments on the labor market in the district of the Landau Employment Agency. According to a report of the Rheinpfalz , the unemployment is slightly over. In the region, 13,938 people are currently registered unemployed, which corresponds to a decline of 170 people compared to January. The unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 5.2 percent.

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in the city of Landau was recorded an increase in unemployment. There are 1,751 people without employment in February, which corresponds to 31 people more than in January. Compared to the previous year, there are even 183 people more, which corresponds to an increase of 11.7 percent. The unemployment rate in Landau rose from 6.3 percent in January to 6.4 percent in February, although one was 5.8 percent last year.

job offers in the region

In the district of Southern Weinstrasse, positive developments were found. In January, 2,985 people were reported as unemployed, which represents a slight decline by 24 people compared to January. Despite this improvement, the unemployment rate in the district remained the same with 4.8 percent. In the previous year, however, this value was 4.6 percent. Here, too, there is an increasing demand for workers: employers from the district reported 158 vacancies, 42 more than in the previous month and 30 more than in the previous year.

overarching labor market development in Rhineland-Palatinate

Statistics Rhineland-Palatinate , in 2023 it was a year with more working people than ever. The number of employed people rose by 9,100 (0.4 percent) to a total of 2.06 million. However, one also had to accept an increase in unemployment: on average, around 110,700 people were registered unemployed, which corresponds to an increase of 8,200 people (plus 8 percent) compared to the previous year.

in a nationwide comparison, Rhineland-Palatinate is still there well, with one of the third-lowest unemployment rates in the country comparison. In 2023, the quota was 4.9 percent, while Germany was an average of 5.7 percent. This comes from a decline in new jobs. 41,900 vacancies were reported on the annual average, which corresponds to a decline of 8.5 percent compared to the previous year.

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