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Expensive special benefits – social benefits will cost 136 billion euros in 2022
According to preliminary calculations by Statistics Austria, social expenditure increased by 1.8 percent in 2022 to around EUR 136 billion compared to the previous...
Due to high inflation – 2024: AMS assumes a significantly smaller budget
According to the Public Employment Service (AMS), there will be a “significantly reduced funding budget” for active labor market policies in 2024. Due...
June data – Unemployment down further: 307,732 without a job
At the end of June, 307,732 people were registered as unemployed throughout Austria. Of these, 239,301 were unemployed and another 68,431 were undergoing...
Switch to full-time job – Kocher does not want to pressure, but “motivate”
Minister of Labor Martin Kocher (ÖVP) has once again refused to put pressure on the unemployed by stricter checks on the small extra income...
Focus on full-time – Kocher’s AMS plan: People have to move for jobs
Labor Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) announced his goals for the Public Employment Service (AMS) on Wednesday, defining four main goals. However, special attention...
