East Tyrol's labor market 2024: Stability despite slight challenges!

East Tyrol's labor market 2024: Stability despite slight challenges!

The labor market situation in East Tyrol shows some positive developments for 2024. According to a report by Dolomitenstadt Percent, which corresponds to almost full employment. This is a good news for the region, which has been in a stable state for a long time. Despite a slight increase in unemployment in the past twelve months, the signs are on progress.

The number of registered unemployed in East Tyrol was a total of 870 people in 2024 people employed in 20,562, which means an increase of 0.5 percent compared to the previous year. The decline in long -term unemployed by 6.2 percent reflects the positive trend. Barbara Grain, the head of the AMS Lienz, emphasizes that the risk of unemployment in the region, as it has not been considered since the 1980s

labor market development in Tirol

A more comprehensive view of the Tyrolean labor market gives the numbers of Osttirol today . The average number of unemployed in Tyrol was 16,027 in 2024, which corresponds to an increase of 9.3 percent compared to the previous year. Despite this increase, the dependent employment relationships have reached a record high of over 358,000 and the unemployment rate in Tyrol was 4.3 percent the lowest value since 1984.

The increase in unemployment cannot be overlooked, however, because it has been increasing for 15 months in a row. There are also challenges through structural change, demographic developments and an acute shortage of skilled workers. Forecasts indicate a slight increase in unemployment until mid -2025, whereby the region nevertheless benefits from a strong service sector and a positive booking situation in tourism.

Open places and corporate prospects

The information from AMS is that the number of open positions reported at the AMS decreases to 7,120, which corresponds to a decrease of 11.3 percent. Nevertheless, there is a certain optimism because 34 percent of the unemployed people have received a adjustment commitment. In the Lienz region, 473 places are currently open, which is 6.7 percent below the level of 2023, which indicates a certain reluctance of companies in new positions.

The industry that was able to record the strongest growth was the health and social affairs with 81 new positions, followed by public administration (+47). On the other hand, there were negative developments with a job cuts in retail and the handing over workers. It is noteworthy that the AMS office in Lienz was awarded the best office in Tirol 2024 and took ninth place in Austria -wide ranking.

Overall, the labor market in East Tyrol shows a certain stability despite the challenges, whereby the development should continue to be observed in the coming months.