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The effects of the coronavirus crisis are still being felt on the Lower Austrian labor market but unemployment will rise less sharply in the second half of the year than in spring. Since the peak of the Corona crisis in April unemployment in Lower Austria fell continuously until October. In December however the number of unemployed was higher than in the previous month mainly for seasonal reasons at 71336 11754 or 19.7 higher than in November and 10697 or 17.6 higher than in December 2019. That is the smallest increase in the past year since the high in April. Our goal is to work together with the social partners and the AMS to secure jobs in Lower Austria and to provide people with the best possible support in further training and qualification.With the easing in the summer the economic recovery gained momentum. The recent restrictions are clearly slowing the recovery process and have a direct impact on the labor market. Nevertheless the rise in unemployment at the end of December was the lowest of all federal states in Austria. We are also currently seeing the smallest increase among the elderly 50 and unemployed foreigners explains Sven Hergovich state manager of AMS N. This also means that in Lower Austria we had the lowest increase in job seekers of all federal states in 2020 with an increase of 28 Austria 35.9 Hergovich continues. If you include the training participants there were 78662 registered in Lower Austria in December compared to the same month last year 10332 or 15.1 more people with AMS N.Right now it is important to focus on retraining and further training. Continuing education is the best investment. With our Lower Austria labor market strategy 2021 to 2027 we have also developed a long-term strategy. This strategy has three thrusts strengthening qualifications establishing a long-term competence orientation across the board and helping with re-entry into the labor market said Eichtinger.According to age group there was a year-on-year increase of 19.7 for people of prime working age 25-49 years at the end of December and a 15.4 increase for older people 50. The smallest increase was found among young people 15.0 or 875. What is striking is the higher increase in unemployment compared to the previous year for women 22.3 while it is only 14.4 for men.In terms of industries the strongest increases compared to the previous year were in accommodation and gastronomy 2162 and in trade 2161 in the field of building management and temporary employment 1406 in total and in goods manufacturing 941. For people with foreign citizenship 2608 or 18.5 to 16687 unemployment rose relatively more strongly at the end of December than for nationals 8089 or 17.4 to 54649.Compared to the previous year unemployment continued to rise in all Lower Austria districts. The increase is most pronounced in Waidhofen Ybbs 32.4 in Mdling 27.0 and in Schwechat 25.0 in contrast the lowest in Gmnd 9.2 and Zwettl 9.6.The still tense situation on the Lower Austrian labor market also persists on the job market The Lower Austrian companies reported almost 3100 vacancies to AMS N in December one fifth fewer vacancies than in the previous year -797.
