Description
Country
Focus area
This initiative is the most important instrument to monitor unemployment and social benefits among different subgroups of immigrants.
Link
Reference/weblink
Implementation level
At what level is the initiative implemented?
National
Legal base
Legal base (E.g. Law, regulation, implementing provision, other)
It is a monthly publication of the research institute of the German PES (IAB).
Starting period
TIMESPAN: In what year did the initiative commence?
2015
Policy area
To which POLICY AREAS(s) does the initiative apply?
The unemployment rate and share of immigrants that receive social benefits are also reported.
Funding
How it is funded?
Other
Funded by the IAB/German PES
Skill mismatch
Skill mismatch target
What type(s) of skills MISMATCH does the initiative aim to addresses?
Skill underutilisation (individuals' skills are not well used in their jobs)
Other
In general: inequalities on then German labour market.
Skills matching focus
How does the initiative address skills mismatches?
The instrument presents the main labour market indicators (e.g. unemployment, employment, unemployment and employment rate, social benefit receipt rate) for several groups of immigrants (immigrants from the EU, refugees, immigrants from the Balkans) and thus provides a broad picture of the level of labour market integration of immigrants in Germany.
Methods
Methods
What methods of undertaking skills assessments and / or skills anticipation does the policy instrument utilise?
Other
The instrument is based on German PES statistics.
Use of skills intelligence
How is labour market information / skills intelligence used within the initiative?
The immigration monitor itself is a labour market information tool.
Stakeholders
Main responsible body
Main body or organisation with overall responsibility for the initiative.
National PES
Bundesagentur für Arbeit and its research institute IAB.
Other involved organisations
Which other organisations have a role in the initiative?
National PES
The Federal Employment Agency is the official "Consulting addressee" of the initiative.
Beneficiaries
Who are the intended beneficiaries?
Other
Policy makers, journalists, researchers, associations, other interested parties.
Sustainability
Success factors
SUCCESS FACTORS in the implementation
There was a lack of systematic labour market monitoring of immigration in Germany before 2015. The immigration monitor fills this gap.
Monitoring and evaluation
MONITORING and EVALUATION: Is progress measured regularly? What are the indicators used to measure progress of the policy instrument? Have any evaluations been conducted?
No evaluations of the instrument are (publicly) available.
Updates
UPDATES: whether there have been any major updates of the initiative since it has been implemented?
The structure of the reports is the same since October 2015.
No
Effectiveness
EVIDENCE ON EFFECTIVENESS: How effective is the policy instrument?
The immigration monitor is a major source for the most important labour market indicators about immigrants to Germany that is published monthly in an approachable, compact form. Indicators are regularly cited in the press and in policy reports. However, for the general public, some indicators (e.g. on benefit receipt) might be hard to interpret.
Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY: How sustainable is the policy instrument? Do you expect the instrument to continue over the next few years and why?
Even though immigration to Germany declined substantially since the implementation of the immigration monitor in 2015 it is still updated monthly by IAB. There are no indicatons that this will change in the future.
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