Unemployment in the Gmunden district grows: A look at the response

Unemployment in the Gmunden district grows: A look at the response

District. in the Gmunden district, the economic situation has worsened considerably, which is shown by 20.3 percent in an increase in unemployment compared to the previous year. This development is part of a more comprehensive savings program that is implemented by companies in Upper Austria and irrevocably leads the district into an industrial recession.

Although in September a slight decline in the unemployment rate was recorded by 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous month, the overall picture remains alarming in view of the high annual difference. According to current reports, a total of 1,477 people in the Gmunden district are currently unemployed, which corresponds to a rate of 3.2 percent.

women more affected by unemployment

Interestingly, it can be seen that more women than men are currently registered in Gmunden at the end of September in Gmunden: 716 women face 761 men. This marks a worrying trend shift, which also reflects the challenges on the labor market. In addition, 582 people take part in qualification measures that make sense.

The dynamic development on the labor market remains unbroken: 605 people reported their unemployment in September, while 832 people have successfully found a new job and were thus integrated into the labor market.

job offer and apprenticeships

In this difficult environment, companies entrusted the labor market service (AMS) in the district with the placement of 1,523 vacancies. This represents a decline of 260 positions or 14.6 percent compared to the same period last year. In addition, there are 361 open apprenticeships, of which 143 can be awarded immediately. The opposite is only 26 searching people, 25 of whom are immediately available.

The regional manager of the AMS Gmunden, Leopold Tremmel, said about the current situation of the labor market: "The difficult economic framework is also reflected in the labor market. Unemployment increases in the previous year, but we still speak of full employment with an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent." This assessment illustrates the paradoxical situation in which high unemployment and at the same time have a certain degree of employment.

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