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In Austria around 509,000 people were unemployed at the end of February. This emerges from statistics published on Monday.
As the official labor market data show, around 509,000 people in Austria were unemployed at the end of February. The number of people registered as unemployed with the AMS is 436,982, and 71,941 are currently in training. A total of 508,923 people are currently registered as unemployed with the AMS or are in training.
The monthly balance of unemployment figures in February shows that the number of people registered with the AMS has steadily decreased over the course of the month. Compared to the previous month, 31,000 fewer people were unemployed at the end of the month.
While unemployment has fallen, the number of training participants has risen by 4,800 people in a month-on-month comparison. This is a positive signal that shows that qualification offers are being used as part of the job offensive.
Crisis-related unemployment is currently around 102,995 unemployed and has therefore also decreased significantly compared to the previous month, in which crisis-related unemployment was still around 113,000. Although the closures in tourism caused by the infection situation are still having an impact, at the same time the first opening steps in retail have brought a slight recovery in the labor market.
Year-on-year unemployment in tourism is currently 36,896 higher than in the previous year and thus more than twice as high. Despite opening steps, there is also a crisis-related gap to the previous year in retail with currently 13,043 more jobseekers. In the seasonal construction sector, the unemployment rate is roughly in line with the usual seasonal rate, with currently 52,690 unemployed. With the start of the season under construction, experience shows that a large part of them will start work again, according to a broadcast from the Ministry of Labor.
“The February balance shows a slightly positive trend in terms of labor market development. Around 100,000 job seekers have been placed since the beginning of the year. The opening steps in retail are showing their effect here,” explains Labor Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP).
“At the same time, there are currently around 5,000 more people in training than a month ago. That is positive because it shows that our qualification offers are being accepted. that industries in which short-time work is still necessary can keep their employees and have planning security until the summer, “said the minister.
