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The number of vacancies to be filled in German industry rose sharply in the second quarter.
Compared to the first quarter, the number of vacancies in the manufacturing sector has increased by 21 percent, said the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) on the basis of a job survey.
Overall, the number of vacancies rose in the second quarter by 38,000 to 1.16 million - an increase of three percent.
Industry alone accounted for 26,000 of the additional vacancies.
"Very clear traces" of the pandemic
"Overall, there is a recovery effect on the German labor market across the board," said IAB labor market researcher Alexander Kubis.
There are also numerous vacancies in the service sector, for example in the hospitality industry, in the cultural sector and in the healthcare sector.
"The Covid 19 pandemic has left a very clear mark on the labor market," Kubis continues.
In this respect, the sharp increase in vacancies in the sectors particularly affected by the crisis is also a result of the recovery.
With its job survey, a survey of companies, the IAB examines the entire job vacancy in Germany four times a year.
In the second quarter, 6,500 employers answered the questions from the Nuremberg researchers.
dab / dpa