Crisis alarm: 65,000 unemployed in Lower Austria - SPÖ demands action!

Crisis alarm: 65,000 unemployed in Lower Austria - SPÖ demands action!

In Lower Austria, unemployment has risen alarming, with currently over 65,000 people without a job. These worrying numbers are the result of inadequate investments by the black and blue state government in the labor market, as the SPÖ denounces. State Councilor Sven Hergovich shows that the situation is becoming increasingly dramatic and the government urgently has to act. "The 65,122 individual fates must no longer be ignored," he said. Especially in other federal states, higher funds are provided for the labor market, which the SPÖ criticizes. As a solution, the party calls for a skilled worker offensive to intensify the training in technical and craft professions and the restoration of the housing subsidy in full.

urgent measures required

The SPÖ also sees a connection between rising unemployment and high energy prices as well as the cuts in residential construction. Hergovich explains that a reduction in energy costs would not only relieve companies but also many households that are affected by the "electricity cost price avalanche". He also proposes investments in work foundations to enable people whose industry qualifications have changed. The company could significantly save on a reduction in long -term unemployment - according to Hergovich, a long -term unemployed person causes fiscal costs of around 30,000 euros per year.

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