Labour force projections

Labour force (Trend Variant)
2050
4.66 million
Gone up +67 000 persons compared to 2021
Working-age population
2050
5.77 million
Sunk –163 000 persons compared to 2021

The labour force projection is based on an extrapolation of age- and sex-specific labor force participation rates by five-year age groups. Multiplied by the main variant of the current population projection, this yields the projected labour force figures. The underlying labour force participation rates are based on the ILO concept (ILO: International Labor Organization) and thus include all persons who work at least one hour a week for pay or as self-employed persons or family workers, or who are unemployed. Persons undertaking military or civilian service are also included. The labour force participation rates are extrapolated at the national level, using annual averages of the labour force according to the Microcensus Labour Force Survey. The Register-based Census / Register-based Labour Market Statistics are used to estimate the labour force in institutional households. The projection is disaggregated by federal province, based on regional differences in labour force participation rates according to the Register-based Census / Register-based Labour Market Statistics.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Labour force projection 2022. Created on December 20 2022. - In 2022, there was an error in the age distribution parameter used for immigration in the population projection. This had an impact on the forecast age structure of the population and, as a result, also on the projection of the total population. As the labour force projection uses the population projection as an input, the results of the labour force projection were also affected. The error was corrected on December 20th 2022.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Labour force projection 2022. Created on December 20 2022. - In 2022, there was an error in the age distribution parameter used for immigration in the population projection. This had an impact on the forecast age structure of the population and, as a result, also on the projection of the total population. As the labour force projection uses the population projection as an input, the results of the labour force projection were also affected. The error was corrected on December 20th 2022.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Labour force projection 2022. Created on December 20 2022. - In 2022, there was an error in the age distribution parameter used for immigration in the population projection. This had an impact on the forecast age structure of the population and, as a result, also on the projection of the total population. As the labour force projection uses the population projection as an input, the results of the labour force projection were also affected. The error was corrected on December 20th 2022.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Labour force projection 2022. Created on December 20 2022. - In 2022, there was an error in the age distribution parameter used for immigration in the population projection. This had an impact on the forecast age structure of the population and, as a result, also on the projection of the total population. As the labour force projection uses the population projection as an input, the results of the labour force projection were also affected. The error was corrected on December 20th 2022.

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2023-11-22 calendar-alt Labour force projection till 2080
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