You can’t really be proud of that: Upper Austria is the national leader when it comes to the lack of skilled workers. Several experts are now trying to come up with ideas on how to counter this. Which professions actually have the biggest problems? The “crown” has the numbers.
The calculation is very simple: there are currently more than 30,000 vacancies in Upper Austria, but only about 28,000 compatriots are looking for a job. In other words, there are more jobs than employees.
“This is unique in history, it has never happened before,” says AMS country manager Gerhard Straßer. The special case can have far-reaching consequences, because according to a calculation by the Chamber of Commerce (WKO), economic production in Upper Austria will shrink by 8.5 billion euros in 2040. If politicians do not respond in time.
Source: Krone
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