More people look for work in Austria again. At the end of June 368,948 people registered at the AMS. This is 1.2 percent more than one year ago. The Arbeits-losen-quote is now 6.9 percent.
Women have a hard time on the market now. Their number of unemployed persons rose by 6 percent. For men the number sank a little bit. Older people over 50 years find jobs harder.
There is good news for young people. Unemployment sinks for people under 25 years. In Vorarlberg and Tirol many construction jobs exist. Tirol has the lowest rate of all regions.