Roofers, nurses...

Jobs remain unfilled despite many unemployed

There is enough work in Styria, yet many jobs remain unfilled.(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

Graduate engineers and roofers, opticians and nurses: The list of shortage occupations in Styria is 43 lines long - even though there are significantly more unemployed people. Where most of the heads are missing and what pensions and part-time work have to do with it.

"The mood is absolutely desperate, there is a sense of resignation," says WKO Styria President Josef Herk. He recently visited another company that has over 30 vacancies and is not getting the skilled workers it is looking for. The list of professions where there is an acute shortage is 43 long. Healthcare professions, traditional trades and technical professions are particularly affected.