There are currently 324,977 people without a job, of which 251,633 are unemployed and 73,344 are in AMS training measures. The Department of Labor announced on Tuesday that 2,094 more people were registered as unemployed this week than a week ago. “The main reasons for this are the effects on the economy triggered by the war in Ukraine and the economic sanctions against Russia that became necessary due to the war of aggression,” said Labor Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP). Compared to the previous year, the unemployment figures are currently significantly lower. At the end of April 2021, the federal states of Vienna and Lower Austria were still in a hard lockdown and unemployment, including training participants, was 109,721 higher than today, according to the Ministry of Labour. Before the corona pandemic at the end of April 2019, the number of unemployed was 33,917 higher than at present.
Pre-registrations for short-time work amounted to 50,039 people this week. An increase of 3,050 pre-registrations compared to the previous week. “The main reason for this is the economic impact of the war in Ukraine,” said Labor Minister Kocher. “But it is also possible that production companies in particular are concerned about the lockdown in Shanghai lasting several weeks and the associated global supply chain problems and are pre-registering employees for short-time work.”
Source: Nachrichten
