Unemployment increase in Styria: over 43,000 without a job!
Unemployment increase in Styria: over 43,000 without a job!
Murau, Österreich - The labor market situation in Styria is also tense in May 2025, as krone.at reports. Currently, 34,816 people are unemployed at the AMS Styria. Compared to the previous year, this means an increase of 11.5 percent. Including the 8,196 training participants, a total of 43,012 people are without employment, which is also an increase of 7.2 percent. The trend shows that the unemployment figures have increased in two digits since the beginning of the year.
The districts of Gleisdorf, Graz and Leibnitz are particularly affected. In Gleisdorf the number of unemployed is 799, which corresponds to a percentage increase of 18.2 percent. Graz recorded 18,659 unemployed and an increase of 15.5 percent. In the Leibnitz district, too, the situation with 2,333 unemployed and 14.8 percent increase does not look better. The districts of Judenburg and Leoben are comparatively less affected, which are faced with declines of 3.4 and 5.9 percent.difficult times for job seekers
A look at the numbers shows that unemployment in the production area has increased by 19.3 percent. The situation of the apprenticeship seekers is particularly worrying: In May, 685 people took care of an apprenticeship, which corresponds to an increase of 40.9 percent compared to the previous year. In a comparison of the federal states, it must also be mentioned that unemployment in Styria is only exceeded by Upper Austria and Salzburg, where it rose by 19.2 or 13.7 percent.
The current unemployment rate in Styria is according to [Styria] (https://www.landes development.steiermark.at/cms/bagrag/12658769/142970621/) in April 2025, which corresponds to an increase of 5.9 percent compared to the previous year. With 3.5 job seekers, the job ranking also shows a worrying development per open point. In April 2024 there were still 2.5. Furthermore, the vacancy rate has dropped to 2.0 percent, which is a decline of 2.4 percent.
status quo and forecasts
The year 2024 was already shaped by challenges, as ams. On average, 35,646 people were unemployed, which corresponds to an increase of 12.3 percent compared to the previous year. Unemployment was between 3,300 and 4,600 people a month higher than in the previous year. Forecasts for 2025 indicate that unemployment could increase by up to 5 percent or 2,000 people, which means that the unemployment rate is expected to be 6.3 percent.
A particularly alarming signal is the increase in long -term unemployment by 15.8 percent to 4,464 people. People with a maximum compulsory school leaving certificate are also severely affected, with an increase of 12.1 percent to 15,438 people. Over 43 percent of unemployed customers at AMS Styria have no more than one compulsory school leaving certificate. These developments are partly an indication of the challenges that not only burden those affected, but also society as a whole.
Overall, there is a sobering picture on the job market in Styria, which brings with it both opportunities and great challenges for the future.
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