After the state elections in Baden-Württemberg, priorities for economic policy are securing the state's good economic position, while also mastering technological challenges, risks on export markets and the shortage of skilled workers (in German).
Project "Bürgerarbeit" with mixed results. Public employment decreases the employment chances of unemployed people, while a better support on behalf of the job centers has a positive impact (in German).
The Stuttgart Region 2015 - Report on Economy and Employment: Investment is above average, while the lack of land for industrial or commercial purposes and too much traffic jams hamper quick further development (in German).
Discontinuation of vocational training does not only occur during the first year, roughly half (45%) of discontinuations occur after having completed the first year (in German).
