Shortage of Highly Skilled Workers in Austria

Politics ♦ Published: February 18, 2011; 00:27 ♦ (Vindobona)

The lack of highly qualified employees in Austria turns into an increasingly strong competitive disadvantage.

Shortage of Highly Skilled Workers in Austria / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the extent of the shortage of highly qualified workers is shown clearly. The international competition for talent gets still harder; Austria is threatened by massive disadvantages in this competition.

Rainer Reich, Managing Director of the BCG says: "For Austria, the question will soon be not who we are letting in, but rather…