Long -term unemployment in Austria: a third over 50 years!

Long -term unemployment in Austria: a third over 50 years!

Österreich - Austria faces a challenging situation on the job market. At the end of March 2025, a total of 316,347 people were registered with the labor market service (AMS) as unemployed, which corresponds to an increase compared to the previous year. The area of long -term unemployment in particular is worried. 132,000 people have been without a job for over a year, with 33 percent of this long-term unemployed over 50 years old, as Dolomitenstadt reports.

The numbers illustrate that long -term unemployment is an increasing problem. Women between 55 and 59 are an average of 326 days and women between 60 and 64 years are unemployed even around 400 days. Men between the ages of 60 and 64 need an average of 538 days to be integrated into the labor market. These aspects were discussed by various organizations, such as the Momentium Institute, on the occasion of the "Day of the unemployed".

increase in unemployment figures

The unemployment rate in Austria has experienced considerable fluctuations in recent years. According to a national calculation of the AMS, the rate was 7.4%in March 2025, which is a slight increase compared to the previous year. In 2020, among the most prominent years with a maximum of 9.9% during the Covid 19 pandemic and the following years, in which the numbers fluctuated between 6.2% and 6.4%. Compared to further surveys, it can be seen that the international definition of the unemployment rate has fluctuations between 4.5% and 6%, as Wirtschafts

In detail, the trend shows that the increase in unemployment in March 2025 affects almost all socio -demographic groups, with women and young people in particular affected. In addition, people with low formal education and migrants are disproportionately affected by unemployment.

long -term unemployment and their effects

In the same period, 90,971 people were considered long -term employment, which corresponds to an increase of 10,601 people or 13.2% compared to the previous year. The proportion of long-term activity in all unemployed is now over 28%, and almost twice as many people are affected by long-term lack of employment than a decade before, information Work Plus . In view of these developments, Erwin Zangerl, President of AK Tirol, calls for reforms to support unemployed, in particular to improve their reintegration into the labor market. Among other things, the Momentum Institute proposes to increase the net replacement rate of unemployment benefit to 70 percent of the last net income and to pay the emergency aid completely. An adaptation of the insurance benefits to inflation and targeted programs for long -term unemployed people are also part of the suggestions.

The situation on the labor market in Austria requires urgent action, not only to support those affected, but also to ensure a stable and integrative labor market for the future.