At the end of June, 360,149 people were registered as unemployed or in AMS training, 32,149 fewer than in the previous month of May and 103,356 fewer than in June 2020. In comparison: Before the corona crisis, around 324,000 people were unemployed or in AMS training in June 2019 . In a two-year comparison, the unemployment figures are still around 36,000 higher.
The unemployment rate was 7 percent at the end of June, a decrease of 0.7 percentage points compared to May and 3.1 percentage points compared to June 2020. According to the preliminary forecast, the number of employees rose by 3.7 percent to 3 in June compared to June 2020 .86 million. The number of immediately available positions increased by 72.4 percent to 108,966 compared to the same month last year.
“In May, with 3.8 million employees, we achieved the pre-crisis level of employment for the first time,” commented Labor Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) on the latest labor market data. This positive development on the labor market is also boosting the economy. “It was therefore important to provide a model with the short-time work phase five that does not slow down the dynamism that is starting,” says Kocher. From July 1st, the Corona short-time working phase 5 will start with two variants.
Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
