Living & Working in Austria
Living & Working in Austria
Living & Working in Austria
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<strong>Austria</strong>n culture is heavily <strong>in</strong>fluenced by the Catholic Church. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the census of 2001 the<br />
majority of the <strong>Austria</strong>n population is catholic (74%), followed by protestants (5%), Muslims (4%) and<br />
Orthodox Christians (2%).<br />
Additional <strong>in</strong>formation:<br />
http://www.statistik.at/<br />
1.6 Labour Market Facts & Figures<br />
In the first quarter of 2011 (January – March) an average of 4,071,800 people were <strong>in</strong> ga<strong>in</strong>ful<br />
employment; of which 2,171,900 were male and 1,889,900 female.<br />
The quota of 15 to 64 year old employed persons, i.e. the share of the employed persons <strong>in</strong> all<br />
persons <strong>in</strong> this age group was at 71.1 percent <strong>in</strong> the 1st quarter of 2011. The part-time employment<br />
quota (share of persons work<strong>in</strong>g less than 36 hours a week accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>formation provided by<br />
them) amounts to 25.4 percent. The share of female part-time employment lies at 44.3 percent.<br />
The number of unemployed recorded <strong>in</strong> the 1st quarter of 2011 was 194,000. This represents an<br />
unemployment quota of 4.6 percent (accord<strong>in</strong>g to the EU def<strong>in</strong>ition of unemployment quota – not<br />
seasonally adjusted). The youth unemployment quota (15 to 24 years old) is 8.8 percent whereas the<br />
unemployment quota of elderly people (55 to 64 years old) is 3.3 percent. Non-<strong>Austria</strong>n citizens are<br />
particularly affected by unemployment (9.3 percent).<br />
When compar<strong>in</strong>g the prov<strong>in</strong>ces unemployment <strong>in</strong> the first quarter of 2011 is highest <strong>in</strong> Car<strong>in</strong>thia<br />
with an average of 11.4 percent and lowest <strong>in</strong> Salzburg with 4.8 percent.<br />
Additional <strong>in</strong>formation:<br />
http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/arbeitsmarkt/erwerbsstatus/<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />
http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/arbeitsmarkt/arbeitszeit/teilzeitarbeit_teilzeitquote/<br />
<strong>in</strong>dex.html (Statistik <strong>Austria</strong>)<br />
<strong>Liv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> & <strong>Work<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Austria</strong> 2011<br />
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