Unemployment in the Leoben district remains comparatively stable!

Unemployment in the Leoben district remains comparatively stable!

Bezirk Leoben, Österreich - The current Situation on the job market in Austria shows both light and shadow. Unemployment rose by 4.4 percent in November in the Scheibbs district, which is worrying, but is still a gratifying value compared to the national average of 7.3 percent. Peter Müllner, the branch manager of the Labor Market Service (AMS) in Scheibbs, emphasizes that the district has reached the fifth best value in Lower Austria with 4.4 percent, so Noen.at .

In comparison, the Leoben district shows a more stable picture: unemployment only increased by 1.3 percent in the year. Michael Repey, who heads the AMS office in Leoben, reports that the region has the slightest increase in unemployment in Styria with only 17 additional unemployed, a total of 1,316 people. The unemployment rate remains constant at 4.9 percent and is below the Styrian average of 5.7 percent. It is also positive that 167 people were able to compete in November, as Meinzirk.at reported.

Heikle age groups and shortage of skilled workers

The age groups show interesting trends: unemployment increased by 0.6 percent for those under 25, while the number of unemployed decreased over 50 years. This could indicate that older workers in the region are more successful in finding a job. The number of open spots in Leoben is currently 936, a decline by 23 compared to the previous month. The conditions are particularly tense in the apprenticeships - 34 seekers of apprenticeships are only 60 open to an urgent shortage of skilled workers.