📋 Tender Overview
Exactly one year after the start of the Corona crisis unemployment fell below the level of the previous year for the first time. At the end of March at 58294 20146 or -25.7 fewer people were looking for a job than in the previous year. Unemployment in Lower Austria is falling the measures taken jointly by the state of Lower Austria the AMS Lower Austria and the social partners are having an effect said the Provincial Councilor Martin Eichtinger who is responsible for the labor market.It should be noted however that the decline is largely a base effect as the comparative value falls in the middle of the first lockdown at the end of March 2020. explains Sven Hergovich the state manager of AMS Lower Austria. If you include the training participants in March there were 68365 fewer people registered with the AMS N in Lower Austria than in the same month last year or -21 fewer.The decline in unemployment continues. A slightly positive trend among young people is particularly encouraging. Because with the Lower Austria apprenticeship offensive we are investing around 54 million euros in the skilled workers of tomorrow which is already having a positive effect on the number of unemployed young people. In times like these in particular it is particularly gratifying when we can give people support and a perspective for their professional future said Provincial Councilor Martin Eichtinger.After twelve months of the corona pandemic unemployment is falling but it remains high. The downward trend in unemployment figures especially among young people currently shows us a somewhat more positive picture than it was a few weeks ago analyzes Sven Hergovich.Due to the ongoing health crisis and economic restrictions the situation on the labor market remains tense. Now it is important to place job seekers quickly and where a placement is not possible to prepare well for the future economic upswing with the help of training and further education said Eichtinger and Hergovich.According to age group there was a year-on-year decline of -28.9 for people of prime working age 25-49 years at the end of March and a decrease of -14.1 for older people 50. The largest decline was among young people at -47.1. It is still noticeable that women are more affected by unemployment than men as a result of the crisis while the year-on-year decline for women is -22.4 it is significantly higher for men -28.4. The corona crisis continues to have a particular impact on long-term unemployment which rose by an above-average 60.9 6187 people and stood at 16341 people in March. The greatest challenge in the coming months will be to counteract the solidification of unemployment. We must and will do everythingIn terms of sectors the largest declines compared to the previous year were in accommodation and gastronomy -4603 in the construction sector -4091 in the field of building management and leasing around -2300 in total in retail -1685 and in the sector Transport and storage -1141. For people with foreign citizenship -5640 or -30.1 to 13116 unemployment fell relatively more strongly at the end of March than for nationals -14506 or -24.3 to 45178. According to labor market districts it is noticeable that the situation eases the fastest especially in the Mostviertel and Waldviertel Unemployment in the Mostviertel fell by -42.9 year-on-year and in the Waldviertel by -38.4 on average.At the end of March the number of registered vacancies was 12284 14.3 above the previous years level. It is encouraging that the Lower Austrian companies reported almost 7700 vacancies to the AMS N in March 53.6 more vacancies than in the previous year.
