Unemployment Continued to Rise in May
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The weak economic development continues to burden the labour market. Women and the elderly are particularly affected. Minister of Labour Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) therefore calls for companies to "rethink things. At the end of May, more than 378,000 people were unemployed at the labour market service (AMS) or registered in training. This is an increase of 0.8 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The unemployment rate increased b…
The situation on the Austrian labour market remains challenging, and the proportion of long-term unemployed is already 34 percent.
At the end of May 2026, more than 378,000 people were unemployed at the Employment Service (AMS) or registered in training. This was reported by the Ministry of Social Affairs at the beginning of June. Compared to the same month of the previous year, this means an increase of 0.8 percent. The unemployment rate in the population thus rose to 7.1 percent. Long-term unemployment reaches 34 percent As the number of job seekers has been increasing ov…
Austria-wide, the unemployment figures have risen slightly again this time. In Vienna, on the other hand, it looks different again, here the figures continue to decline. In the case of job seekers and people in training, there is a decrease of 0.8 percent.
The low-Austrian labour market remains under pressure. At the end of May 2026, almost 44,000 people were registered as unemployed. Thus, the increase in unemployment is already continuing for the 37th month in a row. NÖ. At the end of May 43,942 persons were registered as unemployed at the AMS Niederösterreich. This corresponds to an increase of 4.9 percent and 2,061 persons respectively compared to the same month of the previous year. Including…
The sluggish economic situation continues to push the domestic labour market. At the end of May, the labour market service recorded a slight increase in unemployment figures. At the same time, the supply of vacancies is decreasing noticeably.
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