Unemployment in Upper Austria: dramatic increase in long -term unemployed!

Unemployment in Upper Austria: dramatic increase in long -term unemployed!

Braunau, Österreich - In the Braunau district, an alarming increase in long -term unemployment was recorded, with an increase of 37.4 percent in the last month. In Upper Austria, the unemployment rate is 6.4 percent, the lowest among non-seasonal federal states, despite a decline in employment. Job offers in production and trade remained particularly vacant, which illustrates the increasing pressure on the local labor market. Markus Litzlbauer, the deputy AMS-Landes Managing Director, emphasized: "We have to stabilize the long-term unemployment and promote the integration of young adults into the labor market", reports ORF OÖ .

In the Pongau, on the other hand, a positive trend with 1,881 unemployed people shows a value that remains unchanged compared to the previous year. The region benefits strongly from a boom in winter tourism, with unemployment in catering to be reduced by 9.2 percent. Thomas Burgstaller, head of the AMS Bischofshofen, emphasizes that the labor market situation shines brilliantly due to tourism: "There is an increase of 4,000 employees and a relief of the unemployment register by more than a third," as he explained in the sources.