how is the job market in Germany? I really want to live there, that or Sweden/Norway
The statistics say our unemployment rate is the lowest in about thirty years, 6.5% in October 2011. This being Germany, we do have detailed analysis on that - how much of it is faked/smudged/beautified is another story.
You can even pick where to live based on said statistics, however that's obviously only one part of the story.
Take my city of Kiel (the second small green blob south of Denmark, surrounded by dark blue). This image suggests we're at 10-12%, while the surrounding areas are at 4-6%. However, most jobs tend to be in the - supposedly unemployed - city, the employed tend to move a bit outside while the unemployed such as newly finished students stay in cheap, small city flats.
You can see a clear difference between the former West Germany and GDR, the west is at 5.6% while the east is at 10.2%. Statistically that would be a bad place to move to when looking for a job, but if you do have an offer there cost of living tends to be cheaper.
Things are apparently very bad if you're a long-term unemployed, ie more than one year without a job. I guess part of that is the stigma of being lazy, not trying hard enough.
If you're a skilled worker, an engineer, a scientist, or similar things are very good from an employee point of view... I'm in that category, didn't have to put any effort in and got more offers than needed.
More importantly than any statistic, in almost every field your German
must be adequate. In some sciency and high tech sectors English works well, but in general you will have to be able to speak some, and improve rapidly.