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The number of people with part-time work has increased from 49,000 to 219,000 since the previous week. The number of unemployed also continued to rise.
The current blockade of the crown shows clear consequences in the labor market. The number of people in Short-term job increased from the previous week by 49,000 to 219,000. The number of unemployed increased from 5,300 to 449,000. Labor Minister Christine Aschbacher (ÖVP) expects a further increase in the coming weeks.
“The situation in the labor market is dire. We are prepared, we can cushion the effects with our measures,” Aschbacher said Tuesday at a joint press conference with Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) in Vienna. “Now it is important that we contain the virus, that we reduce the infection figures.”
88,000 more unemployed than the previous year
There are currently 448,792 unemployed in Austria, of which 382,135 are unemployed and 66,657 are in training. Compared to the previous year, there are around 88,000 more unemployed. In CoronaShort-term job There are currently 218,871 people, since the beginning of phase 3 in early October, 26,000 applications have been received. Most of the people in Short-term job There are them in the hotel and restaurant trade, as well as in trade and in the manufacture of goods, said the Minister of Labor. So far, the Public Employment Service (AMS) has around 5,200 million euros for the Short-term job 8.2 billion disbursed and approved.
With regard to an impending wave of insolvencies, Austria is “prepared for various scenarios for the next few years,” Aschbacher said. Insolvency compensation fund payments of 152.6 million euros are expected for 2021 and 213.1 million euros for 2022. This contrasts with the more than 800 million euros currently in the insolvency compensation fund.
Union wants higher unemployment benefits
The union continues to insist on an increase in unemployment benefits due to the crown crisis. “We continue to demand an increase in unemployment benefits at a net replacement rate of 70 percent,” ÖGB Senior Secretary Ingrid Reischl said in a broadcast on Tuesday. Furthermore, the federal government’s turquoise green education and training offensive is useless “if new jobs are not created at the same time.
The Corona labor offensive, which began in October and is worth € 700 million, which includes training and further training for more than 100,000 unemployed, also has an ecological focus. Under current AMS plans, around 3,200 people should be trained in the areas of environment, wood, and agriculture and forestry, and 17,400 people should be trained in the area of electronics / digital technology. Among other things, there are training courses in the field of photovoltaics, electric mobility or the design of gardens and green spaces, said the Minister of Labor.
Environment Minister Gewessler expects a sharp increase in “green jobs” thanks to the efforts of the public sector and companies. “Climate protection will create and secure hundreds of thousands of jobs in the coming years,” Gewessler said Tuesday. You need numerous photovoltaic installers, wind turbine technicians, and electricians, among other things. The Environment Minister also called on women to train in these promising industries. “They are jobs with security and a future.”
