According to the Labor Service (AMS), almost 400,000 people in Austria are currently unemployed, while around 90,000 vacancies in the country are unfilled. But how can job seekers be reintegrated into the labor market? Why isn’t everyone actively looking for a new job? What role does the AMS play in this? We asked around the Krone community and summarized the best responses for you.
Why do we actually work? The logical answer for most of our community is simple: make money. But this is exactly the first reason why we no longer work.
In many industries the collective labor agreement is only slightly above the subsistence minimum. Working forty hours a week to earn a few euros above social assistance is simply no longer a sufficient incentive for part of the population. The community solution? Increase wages…
…or reduce social benefits.
“Because the companies are free of fools, I see it as black.”
However, for people with professional experience, a completely different factor is often the biggest problem: according to the AMS, there are approximately 100,000 unemployed people over the age of 50. Anyone who loses their job at an older age has little chance of re-entering the labor market. Often (in)voluntary early retirement is the only option.
“The only thing the AMS achieved at the time…”
For part of the community, the employment service also contributes to unemployment. Higher-educated employees in particular are usually better off if they independently look for a new job.
Also because specialist positions are often not even advertised by the employment service. Appointments at the AMS often do not contribute to a constructive job search, but become a time-consuming, mandatory appointment.
“If you want a job, you will find it!”
However, the basic thrust of the forum is relatively clear. For most readers, it is simply the “need” and not the “opportunity” that fails when looking for a job.
What do you think of the opinions of the Krone community? How can unemployment be reduced? Write to us in the comments!
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
