Austria -Labour market statistics published -July 04, 2014

A publication in German (with an English summary) provides topical figures about the labour market. In 2013 (yearly average) the number of employed persons (ILO-definition) was 4 175 200. The employment rate for the population aged 15-64 years was 72.3%. 215,200 persons were unemployed; the unemployment rate amounted to 4.9%. In 2013, 45.5% of female employed and 26.6% of all persons employed worked part-time. Nearly nine out of ten employed persons worked as employees (3 620 200), 476 900 as self-employed and 78 100 as family workers.

German: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/arbeitsmarkt/erwerbsstatus ...   

 

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