Job vacancies on the Austrian job market are setting record numbers. That is why they want to bring skilled workers from Southeast Europe to the country.
123,000 jobs in the Austrian labor market speak for yourself. That is why the state-owned Austrian Business Agency (ABA) is looking to bring skilled workers from South Eastern Europe to Austria. “We still see great potential in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia,” explains ABA CEO Tritscher, according to “Kurier”.
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IT and electronics
There are many well-trained young people in these countries, especially in the fields of information technology and electronics. In addition, many speak German and love Austrian culture. The aim is mainly to recruit graduates and integrate them into the Austrian job market.
The head of the AMS fears the deterioration
On Wednesday evening, AMS chief Johannes Kopf described a bleak future in “ZIB2”. Analyzing the domestic labor market, Kopf explained that the unemployment rate is currently at the lowest monthly value in the last 17 years. However, it is likely to change soon. Although unemployment is expected to remain stable and low at the end of the year – especially compared to the end of the previous year (keyword: lockdown) – the forecast for 2023 is already slightly worse.
Because Kopf suspects the numbers may rise again in the first quarter. His reasoning: the first quarter of 2022 was “very good”. He “fears” that in 2023 he will have to announce increasing numbers of the unemployment rate. Also negative: he assumes that there will be a shortage, especially in the area of skilled workers, which is set to continue in the coming years.
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