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Mostly False: “Fewer and Fewer People Are Willing to Make an Effort”

Summary by eufactcheck.eu
On 20 July 2024, the former Federal Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, stated on X that many young people being a part of GenZ and the Millennials are not willing to work. He said: “At the top and at the bottom: fewer and fewer people are willing to make an effort.” This statement turned out to be mostly false. With his tweet, Gabriels supports the statem…

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Lean Right

Only 4.9 percent of the job intake of unemployed people is due to the placement of the Federal Employment Agency. In 2015, it was still more than 13 percent. The number of mediators themselves has also fallen sharply.

·Dortmund, Germany
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The labour market weakens. The job centers bring as few people into new jobs as never before. One possible reason: too few job intermediaries.

Lean Right

The Federal Employment Agency is creating less and less direct placements in jobs - despite thousands of new employees of the agency.

·Berlin, Germany
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The number of direct job placements of unemployed people by the Federal Employment Agency (BA) declined significantly last year. This was reported by "Bild" (Thursday edition) citing figures from the Federal Ministry of Labor. According to the figures, in 2024 only 4.9 percent of exits to the regular labor market were triggered by direct placement recommendations from the BA. In 2015, the proportion was 13.2 percent. According to the figures, th…

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Bild broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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