AMS boss Johannes Kopf

“I would consider the job of Minister of Labor”

AMS boss Johannes Kopf can well imagine a ministerial post.(Bild: Gerhard Bartel)

Johannes Kopf, head of the Public Employment Service, on political ambitions, the biggest challenges for any new government in the job market and his assessment of when unemployment in Austria will fall again.

Johannes Kopf does not belong to any political party, but after 18 years as head of the Public Employment Service, he could - under the right circumstances - imagine taking on the role of Minister of Labor. In fact, hardly anyone knows the domestic job market better. In an interview with the "Krone" newspaper, Kopf talks about his biggest problem children, but also about the opportunities for employment in Austria.