Corona: New unemployment figures show how the economy in Saxony is doing. The number of short-time workers is currently experiencing a record high.
- On Thursday, 30 April, the conference call between the place Chancellor Angela Merke l and the prime minister instead.
- Angela Merkel recently criticized the measures to ease some of the federal states, but Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer does not feel the criticism has been raised
- Kretschmer explains that catering and retailers need a perspective
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Coronavirus in Saxony: Number of unemployed rises in April for the first time since reunification
Update from April 30, 10.45 a.m . : The consequences of the Corona * crisis hit the job market in Saxony hard - the unemployment figures are increasing significantly. More than half a million people in the state are now receiving short-time work benefits - and that with only four million inhabitants. This was announced by the regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency in Chemnitz on Thursday. Klaus-Peter Hansen , Head of Regional Directorate, confirmed the numbers and trends. "This April, we for the first time since the reunification of the situation that the number of unemployed in relation to the March rose are."
The bare figures indicate serious economic consequences in Saxony due to the lockdown . Because 42 percent of all approximately 111,500 Saxon companies have for more than 521,000 people applied for short-time working. The unemployment rate rose compared to the previous month by 0.6 percentage points to 6.1 percent , the number of unemployed climbed by 12,600 people to 129,000. The long-term development of the fall in unemployment in the spring was interrupted . In April of last year, the rate was 5.5 percent - 117,000 unemployed were registered at that time.
#Corona crisis does not yet have a dramatic impact on the number of #employed in Saxony-Anhalt: 8,700 more unemployed in April. But 193,000 employees on short-time work - almost a quarter of all employees!
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According to the state agency, only the introduction of short-time work prevented an even greater increase in unemployment. "The good news: short-time work benefits and secures many jobs," says Hansen.
Already on Thursday morning it was said that the federal government will probably extend the contact restrictions to May 10.
Coronavirus in Saxony: Kretschmer is now calling for further easing
Update of April 29, 1:21 pm : Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has announced a further relaxation of restrictions for the period from May 25 in the Corona crisis . He cited the daycare center operation as an example at a question time in the state parliament on Wednesday . But everything depends on the development of the pandemic. The government has always acted on the basis of facts. Health protection was the be-all and end-all. A life with the virus must be possible. Kretschmer was the first Saxon Prime Minister to take part in such a question and answer session in Parliament. For reasons of infection protection, the state parliament only met with half of its members.
Corona crisis in Saxony: Despite Merkel's criticism, Kretschmer demands further easing
First report from April 29th
Dresden - Despite harsh criticism and meanwhile 4,458 corona people * (as of April 27, Robert Koch Institute), Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) believes that a reopening of restaurants at the end of May is conceivable. And, although Chancellor Angela Merke l until Thursday, April 23, had warned of a repeated rise in infection levels * and stresses that it is not likely a false sense of security, due to positive developments. In addition, she criticized the federal states which, in her opinion, "pushed" the measures to loosen up * .
Corona crisis in Saxony: Despite Merkel's criticism, Kretschmer demands further easing
Kretschmer does not feel addressed by Merkel's criticism and emphasized: “People and retailers also need perspective. We want to give them to them ”. The loosening measures must always be handled with due regard to the number of corona infections, “This is not possible now. But for the end of May I am definitely considering this here in the Free State of Saxony, ”said Kretschmer in the program“ ARD Extra ”.
The CDU politician praises the citizens: “We were all very disciplined with each other. We let this fire go out and prevented worse things from happening ”. However , the phone call between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor on Thursday, April 30 , will determine whether the restaurants can be opened at the end of May . However, it is certain that Saxony will loosen the exit restriction * and that museums, libraries and exhibitions will reopen from May 4th. In addition, zoo visits should be possible again in early May, but with a mask. Because the mask requirement * will remain for the time being, this has been valid in Saxony since Monday, April 27th.
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