First rays of hope, but no relaxation yet domestic labor market: At the end of June we were at Employment Service (AMS) 368,948 people unemployed or in training reported – 1.2 percent more than a year ago. The unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 6.9 percent.
Strong increase among women
As in previous months, a two-part picture emerges. While unemployment including training among men is due to the favorable development in construction decreased by 2.2 percentit rose among women because of the poor development in the retail and care sectors by 5.1 percent to. In the area Health and social care There were almost 12 percent more unemployed people in June Handel by 4.4 percent.
More vacancies again
Pleasing: Companies are hiring more staff again. The number of immediately available vacancies at the AMS increased by 4.5 percent year-on-year to 80,570. “The clearly improved economy is reflected in the job market. So things are slowly getting better,” commented AMS board member Johannes Kopf the numbers.
Vienna with a decline, Lower Austria with an increase
When comparing federal states, the positive development in Vienna is particularly noticeable, where unemployment, including training, fell by 1 percent. Kopf points to the decline in youth unemployment, especially among those entitled to asylum from Syriamost of whom are registered in Vienna. Employment there rose by 18 percent in June and the increased return also means fewer unemployed people. Unemployment rose in all other federal states, with the highest increase in Lower Austria at 4.8 percent.
Already 35 percent are long-term unemployed
The number of long-term unemployed people (with unemployed status and AMS reservation for at least one year) has also risen sharply again – by 12.7 percent to 104,188 people. Their share of all people registered as unemployed is already 35 percent.