Employment agencies for jobseeker registration in Germany

Each agency covers a set of addresses, so start with your city

Registering is easiest online or on the free national phone line, but the local Agentur für Arbeit is the office that advises you afterwards. Start with your city: you will see which branch covers your address, whether you can drop in or need to book, and why you should use only one way of registering.

48 offices
  • Aachen

    Agentur für Arbeit Aachen-Düren — Dienststelle Aachen

    Roermonder Straße 51, 52072 Aachen

    Ask for job-search support, and check that the Aachen branch is the one responsible for your address.

    Have the expected employment-end date, work history and qualifications ready. If the end date changes after registration, inform the agency rather than registering again. For personal identification bring an ID with your current address, or passport and registration certificate. Do not delay the initial registration while waiting for a counselling slot. Phone service runs Monday–Thursday 08:00–18:00 and Friday 08:00–14:00.

  • Alsdorf

    Agentur für Arbeit Alsdorf

    Otto-Wels-Straße 4, 52477 Alsdorf

    Register online or by phone for job-search support if you live in Alsdorf, Würselen, Baesweiler or Herzogenrath.

    Prepare your expected employment-end date, work history, qualifications and questions about your next job. Do not wait for a later advice slot before making a time-sensitive registration. Visit Otto-Wels-Str. 4, 52477 Alsdorf; send letters to Agentur für Arbeit Alsdorf, 52028 Aachen. The visitor address and postal address are different.

  • Augsburg

    Agentur für Arbeit Augsburg

    Wertachstr. 28, 86153 Augsburg

    Tell the agency online or by phone that your job is ending, though this alone does not start unemployment benefit.

    Prepare your expected employment end date, qualifications, work history and job goals. Visit Wertachstr. 28, 86153 Augsburg; tram 2 stops at Senkelbach and tram 4 at Plärrer. Send letters to Agentur für Arbeit Augsburg, 86218 Augsburg, using the dedicated postal address rather than the visitor address.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Berlin-Mitte

    Charlottenstr. 87 - 90, 10969 Berlin

    Check online which branch covers your address, then book a time there.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Berlin-Nord

    Königin-Elisabeth-Str. 49, 14059 Berlin

    Register online, by phone or in person, then talk through your work history, goals and next steps.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Berlin-Sued

    Sonnenallee 282, 12057 Berlin

    A walk-in session on Thursday afternoons is meant mainly for people who are still working.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Lichtenberg

    Gotlindestr. 93, 10365 Berlin

    Register at least three months before your job ends, or within three days if you only learn of it later.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Marzahn-Hellersdorf

    Janusz-Korczak-Str. 32, 12627 Berlin

    Job-search registration is not unemployment registration, which you must do separately if no new job starts.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Pankow

    Storkower Str. 120, 10407 Berlin

    Registering gets you job-search help, but whether you receive unemployment benefit is decided separately.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Reinickendorf

    Innungsstr. 40, 13509 Berlin

    Book a time slot, or walk in on a weekday morning if your matter is urgent.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Spandau

    Wohlrabedamm 32, 13629 Berlin

    Register online or by phone, and check the latest notices before you travel to the branch.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Steglitz-Zehlendorf

    Händelplatz 1, 12203 Berlin

    Urgent cases can walk in on Tuesday to Friday mornings without booking.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Berlin

    Agentur für Arbeit Treptow-Köpenick

    Pfarrer-Goosmann-Str. 19, 12489 Berlin

    Book a time slot and keep it, since advice on benefits may need a separate appointment.

    Have your expected employment-end date and contact details ready. Prepare your qualifications, employment history and job preferences for counselling. For personal unemployment registration bring an identity card showing your current address, or a passport/replacement document together with a current registration certificate. Online unemployment registration requires accepted electronic identification through BundID (German federal online account); a normal online account alone is insufficient. Keep your registration confirmation and tell the agency if the end date changes.

  • Bielefeld

    Agentur für Arbeit Bielefeld

    Werner-Bock-Straße 8, 33602 Bielefeld

    Register online, and book a time first if you want to talk to someone in person.

    Have your contact details, employment end date and CV information ready. The local guide asks you to prepare qualifications and employment experience for the last three years. Keep your BA account details for later unemployment registration, messages and appointments.

  • Bochum

    Agentur für Arbeit Bochum

    Universitätsstraße 66, 44789 Bochum

    Register online or by phone, but use only one of the two so you do not register twice.

    Have the expected employment-end date and your contact details ready. Qualifications, employment history, skills and job goals help the later advice. A missing profile activation code need not delay deadline-sensitive registration. Report a changed end date instead of registering again. Telephone enquiries: +49 234 305 5555, Monday–Thursday 08:00–18:00, Friday 08:00–14:00. Send letters only to Agentur für Arbeit Bochum, 44771 Bochum, not the visitor address.

  • Bonn

    Agentur für Arbeit Bonn

    Villemombler Straße 101, 53123 Bonn

    Register online or on the free national phone line, and report a changed end date instead of registering again.

    Have your expected employment end date ready; if uncertain, provide the expected date and update it later. Prepare qualifications, employment history and job goals for counselling. Visit Villemombler Straße 101, 53123 Bonn. Send correspondence instead to Agentur für Arbeit Bonn, 53104 Bonn, as the agency requests.

  • Braunschweig

    Agentur für Arbeit Braunschweig-Goslar — Braunschweig

    Cyriaksring 10, 38118 Braunschweig

    Enter your home address when booking so the right contact is found, then check the venue in your confirmation.

    Have your expected employment-end date ready; if it changes after registration, notify the agency instead of registering again. Prepare qualifications, employment history, skills and job preferences for the subsequent consultation. Do not wait for a postal activation code to protect a registration deadline: the agency permits jobseeker and unemployment registration without entering that code.

  • Bremen

    Agentur für Arbeit Bremen-Bremerhaven — Hauptagentur Bremen

    Doventorsteinweg 48–52, 28195 Bremen

    Registration is free, and later advice can take place in person, by phone or online.

    For a personal visit bring ID showing your current address, or a passport with registration certificate. Have the employment-end date and relevant work history available. Do not postpone the initial registration while waiting for a counselling appointment or all benefit documents. Phone hours are Monday–Thursday 08:00–18:00 and Friday 08:00–14:00; check the live page before travelling.

  • Bremen

    Agentur für Arbeit Bremen-Vegesack

    Lindenstraße 71, 28755 Bremen

    Check that the Vegesack branch handles your address and confirm access before you travel.

    For a personal visit bring ID showing your current address, or a passport with registration certificate. Have the employment-end date and relevant work history available. Do not postpone the initial registration while waiting for a counselling appointment or all benefit documents. Phone hours are Monday–Thursday 08:00–18:00 and Friday 08:00–14:00; check the live page before travelling.

  • Chemnitz

    Agentur für Arbeit Chemnitz

    Heinrich-Lorenz-Straße 20, 09120 Chemnitz

    Personal advice is booked ahead, and the main entrance is step-free with an automatic door and lifts.

    Have the expected employment-end date and your contact details ready. Qualifications, employment history, skills and job goals help the later advice. A missing profile activation code need not delay deadline-sensitive registration. Report a changed end date instead of registering again. Telephone enquiries: +49 371 567 0, Monday–Thursday 08:00–18:00, Friday 08:00–14:00. Send letters only to Agentur für Arbeit Chemnitz, 09091 Chemnitz, not the visitor address.

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