Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf Gesch.St. Ratingen Arbeitnehmer

What Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf Gesch.St. Ratingen Arbeitnehmer does

The entity is the Ratingen Arbeitnehmer branch (Geschäftsstelle) of the Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf, itself part of the Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Germany's federal public corporation for labor market administration, established in its current form through the 2004 Hartz reforms and headquartered in Nuremberg. As a local branch office, it delivers in-person employment services to citizens and employers in the Ratingen catchment area, including unemployment registration, unemployment benefit (Arbeitslosengeld) administration, basic security benefits (Grundsicherungsgeld), short-time work compensation (Kurzarbeitergeld), insolvency compensation (Insolvenzgeld), child benefits (Kindergeld), career counseling, vocational training placement, and continuing-education support.

The technology layer is a shared federal platform rather than a branch-specific stack: a web portal (arbeitsagentur.de), an Online-Konto with newly enabled power-of-attorney delegation, a Jobsuche platform, the meinBERUF career orientation portal, the Check-U career assessment tool, the mein NOW national continuing-education portal, the New Plan exploration tool, and the forthcoming BA-Secure mobile app (scheduled April 14, 2026). IT operations are certified to ISO 27001 on the IT-Grundschutz basis (BSI-IGZ-0636-2024, valid through August 19, 2027), covering the production IT environment that underpins the agency's statutory service delivery.

The business model is non-commercial. Services are provided free of charge to citizens and funded through federal budget allocations and statutory social security contributions from employers and employees. There is no pricing model, no revenue contract, and no commercial go-to-market. The listed 14 employees reflects only the local Ratingen branch headcount; the parent Bundesagentur für Arbeit is one of Germany's largest public employers. Because the entity is structurally a cost center within a government administration, traditional commercial metrics (revenue, ARR, growth rate, churn) are not applicable.

Name

Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf Gesch.St. Ratingen Arbeitnehmer

Legal name

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Website

https://agenturfuerarbeit.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ratingen branch of the Bundesagentur für Arbeit provides in-person German federal employment services — including unemployment benefits, job placement, career counseling, vocational training, and Kindergeld administration — to citizens and employers in its local catchment area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200), Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Management (HLAEAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adult Learner Support Services (Advising, Case Management, Wraparound Supports) (EDAAABAJ), Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Public employment services
• Unemployment benefits administration
• Job placement services
• Vocational training programs
• Career counseling

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf Gesch.St. Ratingen Arbeitnehmer is a local branch office of Germany's Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) that delivers public employment services to citizens and employers. Its core offerings include job placement via the Jobsuche platform, administration of unemployment benefits (Arbeitslosengeld), basic security benefits (Grundsicherungsgeld), short-time work compensation (Kurzarbeitergeld), insolvency compensation (Insolvenzgeld), and child benefits (Kindergeld). It also provides career counseling, vocational training placement, continuing education support through the mein NOW portal, and vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.

Product overview

The Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) is a German government institution providing a comprehensive suite of public employment services. The offering consists of a unified platform combining job search, unemployment benefits, family support (Kindergeld), career counseling, vocational training, and continuing education services. Key digital products include the meinBERUF career orientation portal, Check-U assessment tool, mein NOW national further education portal, New Plan exploration tool, and the upcoming BA-Secure App for mobile access. Services are delivered through both online portals and local employment offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• meinBERUF: Career orientation portal providing information, inspiration and concrete tips about vocational training, studies and careers.
• BA-Secure App

Products and services

• Jobsuche Online job search platform allowing citizens to search for employment opportunities across Germany. Integrated with the agency portal and accessible to all users.
• Arbeitslosengeld Unemployment benefit service providing financial assistance to eligible unemployed individuals under the German social insurance system.
• Kindergeld Child benefit service providing financial support to families with children, available from birth and for adults with disabilities.
• meinBERUF Career orientation portal providing information, inspiration and concrete tips about vocational training, studies and careers.
• Check-U Career assessment tool helping users discover which training programs or studies suit their interests and abilities.
• Kurzarbeitergeld Short-time work benefit providing financial support during temporary reduced working hours for employees.
• Grundsicherungsgeld Basic security benefit providing financial support for individuals unable to meet their basic living expenses.
• Berufliche Rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities to support their professional integration and workplace accessibility.
• mein NOW National online portal for vocational further education providing information and resources for professional development.
• New Plan Exploration tool for further education and training opportunities, supporting career planning decisions.
• Insolvenzgeld Insolvency compensation providing financial support to employees who have not received wages due to employer insolvency.
• Berufsberatung Career counseling service providing personal guidance on vocational training, career choices, and professional development to job seekers and students.
• Gründungszuschuss (Existenzgründung) Startup grant providing financial support to unemployed individuals seeking to start their own business.
• BA-Secure App Mobile application for secure access to Bundesagentur für Arbeit services, launching April 14, 2026.
• Online-Konto Online account service allowing citizens to manage their employment affairs digitally, with option for authorized representatives to handle certain matters via power of attorney.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Hays Germany: UK-headquartered specialist recruitment firm with strong German presence, focused on professional and technical placements that partially overlap with BA's higher-skill placement services.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: Global workforce solutions provider with German operations offering staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and career transition services, often partnering with or competing against BA for job placement mandates.

Emerging players

• Xing (New Work SE): Germany-headquartered professional network and job platform owned by New Work SE, directly competing with BA for high-skilled job seeker engagement and employer recruitment marketing.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global online job search engine, the dominant private-sector competitor to BA's Jobsuche platform for matching job seekers with employer vacancies in Germany.
• StepStone: Leading private German/European online job platform, competing with BA's Jobsuche for employer job postings and candidate traffic, particularly in professional and white-collar segments.
• LinkedIn (Microsoft): Global professional network with a major German user base, competing with BA for professional job placements, employer branding, and career development content via meinBERUF.

Others

• Randstad Deutschland: Major private staffing and HR services provider in Germany, operating in adjacent workforce solutions space and interacting with BA as both a partner and competitor in labor market intermediation.
• Adecco Germany: Global staffing firm with German operations, providing temporary work and recruitment services that overlap with BA's job placement mission via private-sector channels.

Direct peers

• Jobcentre Plus (DWP): UK's national welfare and employment service, comparable to BA in administering unemployment benefits and providing job search support, though delivered through a different policy framework.
• Pôle Emploi / France Travail: France's national public employment agency, restructured as France Travail in 2024, providing the closest international equivalent to BA's job placement, unemployment insurance, and vocational training role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agentur-f%C3%BCr-arbeit-d%C3%BCsseldorf-gesch.st.-ratingen-arbeitnehmer

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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