📋 Tender Overview
The effects of the Corona crisis on the Lower Austrian labor market seem to have been overcome for the time being and the negative consequences of the sanctions in the wake of the Ukrainian war are not yet noticeable. The Lower Austrian labor market is still on the recovery path. Employment in Lower Austria continues to rise sharply unemployment is declining and the number of long-term unemployed continues to fall.With an unemployment rate of six percent we are seeing a decline of 2.4 percent compared to the previous year. A result that we were last able to achieve in the boom year of 2008 said Martin Eichtinger Provincial Labor Minister and Sven Hergovich Provincial Manager of AMS Lower Austria. We are in a good position to master the major challenges that the war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia could entail said Eichtinger and Hergovich.At the end of March 2022 employment at 652000 was again not only well above the previous years figure 3.6 or 22000 people but also well above the pre-crisis level of March 2019 4.5 or 28200. At the end of the first quarter of 2022 a total of 41828 people were unemployed - a drop of 28.3 percent compared to the previous year and a drop of almost 20 percent compared to March 2019. Also the number of people who have been looking for a job for a year or more is declining With a minus of 14.2 percent to a total of 8685 compared to the pre-crisis level by far the strongest decline in Austria Austria 6.7.Russia and the Ukraine are important export markets especially for the metalworking industry and the machine industry but also for trade. A total of around 1.5 percent of all Lower Austrian exports go to these regions. In the first half of 2021 last available values the value of exports from Lower Austrian companies to these two countries was around 170 million euros.The state of Lower Austria is working at full speed to provide the displaced Ukrainians with the best possible care and to integrate them quickly. But not only the administration of the country is active especially the many volunteers and aid organizations have been doing impressive things for weeks. Together we will also overcome these challenging times said State Councilor Martin Eichtinger.The effects of the war and the sanctions against the Russian Federation are not yet noticeable on the labor market but that will change in the medium term. Seven Ukrainians displaced by the war are currently registered at the 22 AMS offices in Lower Austria. The legal requirement for registering with the AMS is registration with the police and possession of an identity card for displaced persons which allows access to the labor market. We are well prepared to support those affected as quickly as possible. As soon as they have access to our services we will assess their skills enable them to take German courses and other necessary training courses and place them in vacancies explains AMS Lower Austria boss Sven Hergovich. In order to be able to work in a Lower Austrian companyLong-term unemployment has fallen below the pre-crisis level of March 2019 since the outbreak of the pandemic in spring 2020. This makes Lower Austria the province with the strongest decline -14.2. Intensive support and mediation are at the center of activities in the fight against long-term unemployment. In the first quarter of this year the AMS Lower Austria counselors made almost 141800 placement suggestions to job-seeking customers. That is 21.1 percent more mediation proposals than at the same time last year. A total of 28345 job seekers were able to end their unemployment by taking up work in the first quarter of this year 6.5 percent more than in the previous year.The strong need for personnel in the Lower Austrian economy continues. In March alone 9233 vacancies were reported to the 22 AMS offices an increase of 20 percent absolutely 1539 compared to the previous year. 7245 vacancies were filled. Compared to the previous year this means an increase of 12.5 percent.
