sheet 1 austria´s experience with the labour market mr. kolarz-lakenbacher
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Austria´s experience with the labour market
Mr. Kolarz-Lakenbacher
Topics
Facts & figures – about the Austrian labour market
Austria´s labour market• Labour market policy
• Apprenticeship / dual system in Austria
• Challenges
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Facts & figures
A total of 3.449.000 people were in employment in January 2015
406.239 people were unemployed Unemployment rate of 4.9%
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GERMANY
AUSTRIA
MALTA
ROMANIA
HUNGARY
BELGIU
M
SLOVEN
IA
EU 2
8
EU 1
5
IREL
ANDIT
ALY
CROATIA
SPAIN
GREECE
05
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4.8 4.9 5.8 6.4 7.3 8.4 9.7 9.9 10.3 10.512.9
16.4
23.7 25.8Unemployment rate
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ure
s i
n %
Facts & figures
54.691 unemployed young people (age 15-24) Youth unemployment rate 9,0% Low youth-unemployment-rate because of the
education system (apprenticeship / dual system)
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GERMANY
AUSTRIA
MALTA
GREAT
BRI...
HUNGARY
EU 1
5
EU 2
8
SWED
EN
ROMANIA
FRANCE
PORTU
GAL
ITALY
GREECE
SPAIN
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7.2 9 13.2 16.7 18.9 21.2 21.4 22.5 23.3 25.234.5
4250.6 51.4
Youth-unemployment-rate
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ure
s in
%
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Education and unemployment
Facts & figures
Expected development of unemployment-rate• The rate is expected to rise in 2015
• Constant rate in 2016 (EUROSTAT)
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2014 2015 20164.74.84.9
55.15.25.35.4
4.9
5.3 5.3Unemployment rate developement
2014-2016
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ure
s i
n %
Austria´s labour market
Labour market policy
Apprenticeship / dual system in Austria
Challenges
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Austria´s labour market
Goals of Austrian labour market policy• Increasing transparency on labour market
• Re-activating the unemployed
Public employment service (PES)• Leading provider of labour market related services
The Austrian social partnership
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Governmental investments on activating labour market (OECD Employment Outlook 2014)
Mexico (2012)United States (2012)
Chile (2012)Greece (2010)**
Slovak Republic (2012)Estonia (2012)
Israel (2011)Slovenia (2012)Portugal (2012)Canada (2012)
Czech Republik (2012)New Zealand (2012)
Spain (2011)Italy (2012)
Poland (2011)United Kingdom (2009/2010)
Japan (2012)Australia (2011)
Ireland (2011)Hungary (2012)
France (2012)Korea (2012)
Belgium (2012)Germany (2012)
Luxembourg (2011)Switzerland (2012)
Finland (2012)Sweden (2012)
Norway (2012) **Austria (2012)
Netherlands (2012)Denmark (2012)
-0.050 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.300 0.350
0.0020.0150.0150.0170.019
0.0290.0300.0300.0310.033
0.0370.0400.0420.0420.043
0.0490.049
0.0560.062
0.0670.092
0.0970.107
0.1250.1290.1330.134
0.1660.169
0.1740.185
0.280
Investments in % of GDP
Apprenticeship / dual system Austria
Long tradition of apprenticeships: highly practice-oriented and esteemed all over the country; companies need more skilled (skillshortage!)and qualified apprentices
Tax incentives and other forms of benefits for companies when employing young people
Close link between dual system and youth employment
115.068 apprentices in 2014
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Austrian education system
Austria´s labour market – strong points
Low unemployment rate
Two-track education system
Excellent enterprises and employees
Austria´s geographical proximity
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Austria´s labour market - limits
Too many governmental restrictions High tax burden on wage World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014
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Increase effective retirement age
Increase the employment potential of older workers
Flexibility of labour market
More skilled workers
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Challenges
Thank you for your attention!
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