Unemployment in Lower Austria: increase in young people alarming!

Unemployment in Lower Austria: increase in young people alarming!

In view of an alarming increase in unemployment in Lower Austria, which affected people affected at the end of November 2024, politics is formed. Compared to the previous year, the number of unemployed rose by 2,862 or 7.3 percent. As reported by ORF Niederösterreich , young people up to the age of 24 are particularly affected, with an increase of 13.0 percent in this age group. These developments are not only worrying for the country, but also let the labor market planners worry about the economic future.

In addition to increasing unemployment, the AMS in Lower Austria recorded a decline in the vacancies. 13,681 free positions are currently reported, which corresponds to a decline of 8.5 percent compared to the previous year. Sandra Kern, the state manager of the AMS Lower Austria, made it clear that the qualifications of job seekers do not always match the requirements of the open positions. "The challenge is to support people on their way to the new job," said Kern. The apprenticeship market is also affected and experienced a decline of 10.9 percent compared to the previous year, so OTS .

industries in focus

The increase in unemployment is particularly evident in the production of goods, in trade and in the catering trade, where the numbers increase disproportionately. Here the corresponding sectors recorded climbs of 11.9 percent, 8.8 percent and 7.7 percent. The data present a worrying perspective on the Austrian labor market situation, since unemployment has increased by 10.4 percent nationwide, as Rosenkranz and Kern emphasized.

For November 2024, the unemployment rate in Lower Austria is 6.0 percent, which is 0.4 percentage points above the previous year's level. The perspectives are cloudy, especially for export -oriented industry that faces challenges. "If the economic upswing fails to do so, we are expecting a further increase in unemployment in the coming year," said Sandra Kern's urgent warning.