Austrian Unemployment Shrinks

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: February 12, 2011; 00:01 ♦ (Vindobona)

The unemployment rate (Austrian standard) decreased from 8.9% in January 2010 to 8.5% in January 2011.

Austrian Unemployment Shrinks / Picture: © AMS

The lowest unemployment rate has been recorded in the province of Salzburg (5.3%). Furthermore, Tyrol (5.9%), Vorarlberg (6.1%) and Upper Austria (6.2%) also show unemployment rates below the national average. On the other side, Styria (9.0%), Lower Austria (9.3%), Vienna (10.3%) and Burgenland (11.9%) are beyond the average value. The highest unemployment rate is shown in Carinthia…