Carinthia defies the crisis: optimistic economic outlooks for 2025!

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The current situation in Carinthia shows a mixed overview of economic and social development. Despite the challenging framework, the level of employment remains relatively stable. The labor market service (AMS) Carinthia reported around 28,000 unemployed people in January 2025, which corresponds to an increase of 1.3 percent compared to the previous year. According to Peter Wedenig, Managing Director of the AMS Carinthia, this is the third year in a row with an economic weakness, although minus growth does not expect a dramatic picture, since one only expects an increase of around 400 unemployed, while the number of employees should remain stable, such as orf reported.

economic growth and challenges

Despite the economic uncertainties, Carinthia shows positive tendencies in other sectors. With an economic growth of 6.6 percent between 2019 and 2022, Carinthia reached the top position among the federal states. The State of the State of Carinthia proves this and at the same time warns of possible challenges through international trade relationships and political instability. Governor Peter Kaiser emphasized that the latest edition of the manual provides essential data on the quality of life and development in Carinthia. In 2023, Carinthia recorded an average of 223,072 employees, an increase of 0.6 percent compared to the previous year, such as Carinthia portal explained.

The slight population growth that has been observed since 2013 is particularly gratifying. With a stand of 569,744 people on January 1, 2024, there are signs that Carinthia could continue this positive trend. In addition, the number of pupils in the universities has increased up to the highest level of the past ten years, which indicates a stable educational landscape. But as Wedenig emphasized, these developments depend heavily on global conditions, including from possible tariffs on export goods to the USA.

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