Arbeitsmarktpolitik#

Labour Market Policy, in the narrower sense deliberate, selected measures designed to improve or secure the position of individuals or groups on the labour market and thus also to improve the ratio of supply and demand on the labour market. Such measures include those designed to prevent material need (e.g. benefits and subsidies in the context of Unemployment Insurance, and measures aimed at facilitating (re-)entry into the work force (advice for job-seekers, support in obtaining qualifications, wage subsidies, etc.).