Graduate job market: Hope of recovery? Descent is slowed for 2010 experts to believe growth of the German economy by 2%. 2009 is the negative forecasts to about 5%. The labour market situation, a lagging economic indicator, will probably worsen in the coming year. Projections of a contraction by 1.5 to 2% by the end of 2010. The graduates graduates index (BAI) loses in the third quarter of 2009 only 6 points (previous quarter: 13 points).

The further development is exciting for young academics and hopefully positive. Significant trends as in the summer the civil engineers are the beneficiaries of the improved economic situation this fall. The set index of civil engineers rises by 34 points to 319. This is the strongest increase in the volume of posts within a sector considered since III 2008. A loss of just one or two points can be observed Biology-Chemistry and industrial engineering, economics / mathematics physics in the area.

Sharper losses make business Informatics and Materials engineering with each – 14 points. Already the previous quarter was measured by crisis standards, positive economics with only 6 negative points. The fall confirms the trend. With only one point loss not more even as gray is the future. Future is an important topic in the Guild of Economics currently. In particular consulting companies have a strong upswing of in business. Predictions for the distant future 2030 have economic activity. The fear for their own survival seemingly animated company long-term to plan very much. For 2009 the consulting industry expects 3% growth, 2010 could be even her best year. Computer science despite ardent protestations of the industry association BITKOM, that computer scientists should be looking for like ever and ever, this is still not really noticeable on the academic job market. The number of vacancies for MST (Mathematk, Informatics, natural sciences and technology) has fallen 2008 since the boom spring to two thirds to 44,000, so details of the German Economy.