Fewer Job Openings in Austria

In the third quarter, domestic companies reported 138,100 job vacancies, as Statistics Austria announced on Wednesday. This represents a decrease of 6.6 percent compared to the previous quarter and 17.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

Most Job Vacancies in Trade and Service Sector

83.2 percent of the job vacancies were advertised as full-time positions. Most job offers were in the trade and service sector. In the manufacturing sector, 32,700 vacant positions were reported in the 3rd quarter of this year, 82,900 in the trade and service sector, and 22,500 in the public and social sector. The job vacancy rate, which is the proportion of job vacancies to all available positions, was 3.2 percent in the third quarter, 0.2 percentage points lower than in the previous quarter. Compared to the same period last year, there was a decrease of 0.6 percentage points.

(APA/Red)

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