Unemployment in the Oldenburger Münsterland: Easy increase in June!

Unemployment in the Oldenburger Münsterland: Easy increase in June!

In June 2023 in the Oldenburger Münsterland there was a small turn to report on the job market: unemployment has increased slightly. Currently, 7,830 people have registered unemployed in the districts of Cloppenburg and Vechta, which means an increase of 45 people or 0.6 % compared to the previous month. This reports om online .

The unemployment rate is 4 %in June, which corresponds to an increase of 0.1 percentage points compared to May. Interestingly, the number of unemployed remains almost constant compared to the previous year. In June, a total of 1,787 people reported unemployed, including 680 directly from employment. 1,740 people ended their unemployment during the same period, and 581 took up a new job.

Current developments and numbers

The companies in the Oldenburger Münsterland reported 469 new positions in June, which represents an increase of 11 jobs or 2.4 % compared to the previous month. However, these are 177 jobs or 27.4 % less than in the previous year. The majority of the new positions come from the "mediation and transfer of workers" (177 jobs), followed by the "developing trade" (89) and the "trade, maintenance and repair of kfz" (54).

Currently, 2,526 vacancies are registered with the employment agency, which corresponds to 232 jobs or 8.4 % less than in the previous year. The situation in the training also shows a worrying development: by June 2023, 2,012 interested parties were registered for training positions at vocational advice, 66 people or 3.2 % less than in the previous year. So far, the companies have only provided 2,557 training positions, which is 248 jobs or 8.8 % less than in the previous year.

regional overview

A look at the individual counties shows that 3,330 people are unemployed in the Vechta district, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 3.6 % - there was an increase of 1.8 % compared to the previous month. In the district of Cloppenburg, there are 4,500 unemployed, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 4.2 %, a decline by 0.3 % compared to May.

The situation in the Cloppenburg branch area has remained unchanged with 2,724 unemployed and an unemployment rate of 3.8 %, while in the Friesoythe branch area, 1,776 people are unemployed, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 5.2 % - there was a decrease of 0.8 % compared to the previous month.

The managing director of the Agency Vechta, Christian Berndt, confirmed the declining personnel demand and the difficulties that have current job seekers and training position applicants. There are currently about 1.25 free training positions per applicant.

Overall, it can be said that the labor market in the Oldenburg Münsterland has a slight decline, which has a negative impact on the job offers and training positions. For more information, the current statistics on the Employment Agency