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Further labour market topics

Formal education or training abandoned
2024
22.3 %
of 15- to 34-year-olds
Training did not meet expectations or was too difficult
2024
52.2 %
of those who dropped out of education cited this as the main reason
The educational attainment level was higher than the job requirements
2024
21.0 %
of 15- to 34-year-old employed persons

Under further labour market topics, special labour market analyses are presented, including above all results from modules of the Microcensus Labour Force Survey (LFS). These modules are additional survey programmes carried out within the framework of the LFS. 

In 2024, the module on young people on the labour market was conducted. The module provides detailed information on dropping out of formal education and training, as well as on the match between formal qualifications or all skills of a person and the job. 

In 2022/2023, Statistics Austria conducted a project on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economic Affairs together with the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) to develop a skilled labour demand screening for Austria. The final report of the project summarises the results of all work packages and describes the resulting recommendations. A second report summarises a study by the IHS on the demand for skilled workers in Austria

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Labour Force Survey (Microcensus) – Module 2024 "Young people on the labour market", annual average over all weeks. Compiled on 06 October 2025. – 15- to 34-year-olds who have dropped out of formal education in private households.

Date Title PDF download
2025-11-27 file A quarter of young adults are overqualified for their jobs
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2025-10-07 file One fifth drop out of education programmes
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2024-11-28 file Enjoyment of work is main motive for employment after retirement
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2023-11-22 file Communication and working with digital devices shape everyday work life in Austria
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Date Title result SDDS+ Special Data Dissemination Standards PR PR press release
2026-11-30 calendar-alt Module 25 Reconciliation of work and family life
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This publication presents the main results of the ad-hoc module "Job Skills" carried out in the…

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Module of the Austrian microcensus Labour Force Survey 2021

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