Definition
A public office that advises jobseekers and helps place them in jobs.
Translations
- English
- employment office
- Français
- agence pour l’emploi
- Türkçe
- iş bulma kurumu
- Polski
- urząd pracy
- Русский
- служба занятости
- Українська
- служба зайнятості
GERMAN DICTIONARY
employment office
/das ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔamt/
A public office that advises jobseekers and helps place them in jobs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Arbeitsamt | die Arbeitsämter |
| Akkusativ | das Arbeitsamt | die Arbeitsämter |
| Dativ | dem Arbeitsamt | den Arbeitsämtern |
| Genitiv | des Arbeitsamtes | der Arbeitsämter |
Arbeitsamt is the common, sometimes older term; Agentur für Arbeit refers to the official institution and its current name.
The Arbeitsamt, or the employment agency, primarily places people in jobs; the Jobcenter is additionally responsible for basic income support and its integration into employment.
Arbeitsagentur is used similarly in colloquial language, but is less precise than the official designation „Agentur für Arbeit“.
Arbeitsverwaltung refers to the overarching administrative area; a Arbeitsamt is a specific authority or office within it.