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Berlin - Germany has more than one million job vacancies amid labour shortages in key industry sectors, data released Tuesday showed, in a further sign that Europe's biggest economy is gaining strength.
The number of job vacancies rose by 20 000 to 1.06 million in the final quarter of last year compared with the same period in 2012, the Nuremberg-based Institute for Employment Research (IAB) said.
"The demand for labour at the end of 2013 remained at a high level," said IAB researcher Alexander Kubis.
Job vacancies in the nation's former communist east, which has traditionally had higher rates of unemployment, climbed by 13 400 to 188 000 - its highest level in six years - said the IAB, the research arm of the Federal Labour Office.
There were 6 600 more job vacancies in the western part of the country during the last three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2012.
Vacancies in Germany's manufacturing sector rose by 20%, while vacancies in the construction industry were up by more than 50%, the institute said.
Unemployment in Europe's biggest economy fell for the third consecutive month in February, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth encouraging hiring, data released last week by the labour office showed.
The seasonally adjusted number of people without work declined by 14 000 to 2.914 million in February, after falling by 28 000 the month before. The jobless rate in Germany remained stable at 6.8%, far lower than the 12% average in the eurozone, the labour office data showed.
The number of job vacancies rose by 20 000 to 1.06 million in the final quarter of last year compared with the same period in 2012, the Nuremberg-based Institute for Employment Research (IAB) said.
"The demand for labour at the end of 2013 remained at a high level," said IAB researcher Alexander Kubis.
Job vacancies in the nation's former communist east, which has traditionally had higher rates of unemployment, climbed by 13 400 to 188 000 - its highest level in six years - said the IAB, the research arm of the Federal Labour Office.
There were 6 600 more job vacancies in the western part of the country during the last three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2012.
Vacancies in Germany's manufacturing sector rose by 20%, while vacancies in the construction industry were up by more than 50%, the institute said.
Unemployment in Europe's biggest economy fell for the third consecutive month in February, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth encouraging hiring, data released last week by the labour office showed.
The seasonally adjusted number of people without work declined by 14 000 to 2.914 million in February, after falling by 28 000 the month before. The jobless rate in Germany remained stable at 6.8%, far lower than the 12% average in the eurozone, the labour office data showed.
