Unemployment in Tyrol: increasing numbers and new challenges!

Unemployment in Tyrol: increasing numbers and new challenges!

Tirol, Österreich - Austria sees worrying rising unemployment figures, which are now heavily burdening the labor market. At the end of February 2025, a total of 429,940 people were reported to the labor market service (AMS) as an unemployed or in training, which means an increase of 27,643 people compared to the previous year. This leads to a high unemployment rate of 8.1 percent, as the small newspaper reported.

In Tyrol alone, 17,112 people are registered unemployed, which corresponds to an increase of 8.7 percent. It is noteworthy that seven out of ten unemployed are less than three months without a job. A third of these people have already received a adjustment commitment, with the construction industry in particular, the construction industry has had a decline in unemployment. The state manager of the AMS Tirol, Sabine Platzer-Werlberger, said that unemployment in Tyrol still remains the lowest in Austria, but the numbers in other sectors show an alarming trend.

increase in young people and older workers

A worrying increase was recorded, especially for under 20 year olds (+25.7 percent) and 60 to 64 year olds (+18.4 percent). According to the AMS, this is due to the difficult transition period from school to work, with young women in this age group particularly affected. The increasing retirement age also plays a role among older workers, especially men and women. In Tyrol, 1,961 people are long -term unemployed, of which more than 60 percent have health restrictions or disabilities that reduce their chances of employment.

The overall situation on the labor market shows that despite a slight increase in employment, many industries such as trade, healthcare and gastronomy have to deal with increasing unemployment figures. The need for targeted labor market policy measures is considered more urgently than ever to improve employment opportunities for particularly affected age groups, according to the findings from the current reports of the AMS Tyrol and the Kleine Zeitung.