Alarming numbers: Unemployment in Salzburg rises again!

Alarming numbers: Unemployment in Salzburg rises again!

An alarm sign for the labor market: At the end of February 2025, 546 people were registered as unemployed in the Ybbstal at the AMS Waidhofen. This corresponds to a slight decline of 2.5 percent compared to the previous year, but in view of the current situation, the challenges do not become smaller. The unemployment rate was 4.9 percent at the beginning of the year-the lowest in Lower Austria, while on the national average the quota was 8 percent, such as Noen.at reported.

In the city of Salzburg, however, the situation looks darker: at the end of February an unemployment rate of 7.5 percent was determined, which corresponds to an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous year. With 5,435 work seekers, Salzburg has an increase of 11.2 percent - and young adults under the age of 25 are particularly affected, in which unemployment rose by 13.8 percent. meinzirk.at reports that the industry of economic services has the strongest increase in absolute numbers.

problematic job offers

The situation becomes even more complicated by the decline: In February there were only 2,166 jobs available in Salzburg - a drastic decline of 16.4 percent compared to the previous year. The most affected areas include accommodation and gastronomy, where many of the newly registered unemployed come from. In addition, only 159 apprenticeships available are available, which corresponds to a decline of 29 percent. The Salzburg Ams Manager Franz Huber emphasizes that the problem is that many who are already unemployed have difficulty entering the labor market.