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Willingness to work, labour reserve

Labour reserve, seeking but not available
2024
77 300
Increased +8 000 vs. 2023
Labour reserve, available but not seeking
2024
92 500
Decreased -3 900 vs. 2023

In addition to the unemployed according to the international definition, other groups can be identified that are potentially available to the labour market. Thus, there are the groups of the "labour reserve" (not available or available). These are economically inactive persons (neither employed nor unemployed) aged 15 and 74 years who are looking for work but are not available in the short term (labour reserve, seeking but not available) and persons who could start working in the short term but have not looked for work even though they would like to (labour reserve, available but not seeking).

Persons in the labour reserve can be described according to gender, age, education, nationality, age of the youngest child and federal province. In addtition, a time series is available. The results come from the Microcensus Labour Force Survey (sample survey).

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Labour Force Survey (Microcensus) 2024. Compiled on 13 March 2025. – According to international concept (ILO). – Labour reserve, seeking but not available: Economically inactive persons (15-74) who are looking for work or already have a commitment but are not available within 2 weeks. – Labour reserve, available but not seeking: Economically inactive persons (15-74) who are not looking for work but want to work and are available within 2 weeks, or who will not start an already committed job for more than 3 months and are available on short notice.

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