Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency)

What is that?

The Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) is a public authority. It helps you with questions about work and unemployment. In Berlin, it is responsible for the services offered by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency).

What are the authority's responsibilities?

The Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) will check with you whether you can get financial support. For example:

  • Unemployment benefit
  • Short-time work allowance

The Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency) will help you find a suitable job or apprenticeship. For example:

  • Counselling / advice on job applications
  • Further vocational training
  • Advice on self-employment

Many of the services offered by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) are available digitally.

Apply online

Who is right here?

You are in the right place if you are entitled to unemployment benefit. This may be the case if you:

  • have previously worked in Germany,
  • have lost your job,
  • have paid into unemployment insurance.

There are 3 main Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agencies) in Berlin. If you are not sure which one is responsible for you, you can enter your postal code here.