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Berlin’s economy and labor market is in a difficult situation. Like no other German city, the once divided metropolis still struggles with the after-effects of the Cold War.
Yet it’s remark­able how much has been accomplished over the last fifteen years. German reunification in October 1990 finally freed Berlin from its island-like position.
Until then, no foreign company had its German headquarters there.
Yet as early as 1999, about one-third of the world’s fifty biggest trusts began to dis­cover Berlin, including DaimlerChrysler and Coca-Cola.

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Government job agency

Contact
State-run employment agency’s central number for employers and job seekers.
›› Tel. 01 80 1/55 51 11, www.arbeitsagentur.de

Berlin Mitte
›› Bezirk Mitte: Müller Str. 16
›› Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: Mitte, Charlotten Str. 87-90
›› Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf: Janusz-Korczak-Str. 32
›› Bezirk Lichtenberg: Gotlinde Str. 93

Berlin Nord
›› Bezirk Westend: Königin-Elisabeth-Str. 49
›› Bezirk Pankow: Storkower Str. 120
›› Bezirk Reinickendorf: Innungs Str. 40
›› Bezirk Spandau: Streit Str. 6-7

Berlin Süd
›› Bezirk Neukölln: Sonnenallee 282
›› Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick: Pfarrer-Gossmann-  Str. 19
›› Bezirk Tempelhof-Schöneberg: Gottlieb-Dunkel-Str. 43-44
›› Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf: Händelplatz 1

Job agencies

Job Point
Job exchange center with job offers from all kinds of trade sectors. Available jobs are displayed on info boards. You can use the Job Point to apply for the job of your choice right away. It is equipped with telephones, there are computers with Internet connection, copy machines and printers.
›› Neukölln, Karl-Marx-Str. 131-133, Tel. 6 80 85 60, www.jobpoint-berlin.de