At the end of December, 13,242 people were registered as unemployed in Salzburg, 915 more than a year ago. This results in an increase of 7.4 percent.

In Salzburg, 277,000 people are in employment, almost the same number as in the same month last year. With an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent, Salzburg has the second lowest rate in Austria after Tyrol (4.3 percent). Nationwide, the unemployment rate is 8.3 percent.

Unemployment increased more among women (+12.2 percent) than men (+4.9 percent) compared to the previous year - particularly in the retail sector with 117 more unemployed women (+12.9 percent).

Significantly more young unemployed
Almost all age groups are affected by the increase, with only a slight decrease in the number of unemployed people aged 50 to 54 (-3.8 percent). The biggest concern for AMS Regional Managing Director Jacqueline Beyer is the increase in youth unemployment, with the highest increase among under-25s at 15.1 percent.

Most of the unemployed are to be found in construction with 2,606 people, in trade with 2,025 people and in the "provision of other economic services" with 1,975 people. Unemployment in the construction industry fell slightly at the end of December.

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