In December 2024

Fewer unemployed and job vacancies in Carinthia

Despite the slump, unemployment figures fell in December.

(Bild: Evelyn Hronek)

Positive surprise with the labor market data in December. While unemployment figures are rising in Austria, they are falling slightly in Carinthia. Unfortunately, there are also fewer job offers for job seekers.

An unemployment rate of 9.5 percent is no cause for celebration, but there are some bright spots in the current labor market data for Carinthia. While unemployment figures are rising in Austria, they are actually falling slightly in Carinthia by 0.9 percent. A total of 22,374 Carinthians are registered as unemployed with the AMS, with a further 2,874 registered as training participants.

"December 2024 reflects the constant situation on the Carinthian labor market throughout the year," explains Peter Wedenig, Managing Director of AMS Carinthia. "Particularly noteworthy in our province is the continued decrease in the number of long-term unemployed and over-50s." Part of this is probably due to retirements. This development more than compensated for the sharp increase of 16.1 percent in training participants.

Carinthia was the only federal state to reduce the number of unemployed in December compared to the same month last year, despite the weak economy. They increased in the federal government.

Peter Wedenig, AMS-Geschäftsführer

Bild: Hronek Eveline

The trend in available jobs is less positive - there was a decline of 15.3 percent. The difficult economic situation is making itself felt here. A differentiated picture emerges for young Carinthians. "However, the rise in unemployment among young people has slowed to 6.3 percent," explains Wedenig. There was a positive trend in apprenticeships - there was a slight increase in both vacancies and apprenticeship seekers.