Unemployment in Lower Austria: continued to worry in February!
Unemployment in Lower Austria: continued to worry in February!
Unemployment in Austria shows worrying developments. At the end of February 2025, the number of unemployed people rose by 3.1 percent in a total of 52,182 people in Lower Austria compared to the previous year, according to the current figures of the AMS management. This growth is alarming across parties and particularly meets women, young people and people with a migration background. The unemployment rate in Lower Austria is currently 7.5 percent, while it is 8.1 percent total nationwide. The difficult economic situation due to a persistent recession increases the challenges on the labor market, as reported by the Labor Council of Susanne Rosenkranz and AMS Lower Austria-Landes Managing Director Sandra Kern href = "https://www.ots.at/presseausendung/ots_20250303_ots0058/aktuelles-vom-niederoesterreich-arbeitsmarkt-februu-2025"> ots.at ).
Special risks for women and adolescents
As has just been published, unemployment women hit 9.5 percent in 2024, and in young people up to 24 years the number of unemployed experienced a dramatic increase of 9.9 percent to 67,658 people. Academics are also increasingly affected by unemployment, this shows an increase of 16.8 percent. Older workers from 50 years of age also have 5.9 percent an increase in unemployment, which further exacerbates the already complex situation on the labor market. According to studies, people with a migration background, the number of which has increased by 10.3 percent, are particularly affected, reports newspravda.com .
Development in industry is perceived as particularly critical, since here the signs of dein industrialization give rise to concern. Despite an employment record with 3,912,000 employees, experts like Georg Knill warn of the possible long -term negative effects on competitiveness and social security systems. The general forecasts indicate a further deterioration in the situation in 2025, especially in the sectors that are already under pressure.
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