Rising Costs for Labor Market Service

Politics ♦ Published: January 4, 2012; 19:28 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian Labor Market Service (AMS) offered less trainings in 2011. However, costs rose up to € 455m. The AMS management faces critics.

Rising Costs for Labor Market Service / Picture: © AMS

In 2011, 177,529 temporarily unemployed persons participated in trainings provided by the Austrian Labor Market Service. This is a substantial decrease against 2010, where 217,606 persons went to training units. However, costs went up from € 431m to € 455m. According to AMS, expenditures have risen because more high-quality trainings were offered.

For the Audit Court, AMS…