Indicator history

In 2010 the employment rate for persons with a migration background (persons whose parents were born in a foreign country) was lower than those of Austrians without migration background. The employment rate of persons with migration background was 65% compared to 73% of the remaining population. The difference was due to a lower employment rate of women with migration background (59% compared to 68%). But also among men with migration background the employment rate is lower than the remaining population (73% compared to 78%). But the group of persons with migration background is quite heterogenous in this respect. Immigrants coming from EU- or EEA-countries show a higher employment rate (70%) than immigrants from the former Yugoslavia (68%) or Turkey (57%). Immigrants from countries outside of Europe have an employment rate of 61%.

The unemployment rate for foreign nationals in 2010 was significantly above the figure for Austrian nationals (9.7 compared to 6.4 per cent). Immigrants from Turkey are much most likely to be unemployed (13.1%) than Austrians, the unemployment of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia was 10.6% and the unemployment rate of immigrants from EU- or EAA-countries was 7.1%.

In 2010, the highest proportion of persons with migration background (38%) was employed in the sector of corporate services (i.e. facility management, personnel leasing or the leasing of vehicles, followed by the touristic sector and by the building industry.

Source: http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/STS/Web_Jahrbuch_72dpi.pdf