Unemployment in Austria rose to 6.7 percent in August. There is no reason to panic for Minister of Labor and Economy Martin Kocher. Krone+ looked at who is most affected by unemployment and found the typical Austrian unemployed.
The unemployment rate in Austria is 6.7 percent, which is low compared to other countries. However, one can always strive for better figures. Because the trend is going in the wrong direction. The rate has now risen twice in a row in the same period as previous years (see graph). To find out in which area of Austria most unemployed people live, Krone+ dived into the data jungle.
Source: Krone
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