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Differential unemployment levels/rates of migrants?

Code:
RED54
Key Area:
Employment
Strand(s):
Discrimination
12/12/2011 - 21:26
Short Answer

Yes, the unemployment rate of persons with migration background is significantly higher than of persons without migration background.

Qualitative Info

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

Data
Groups affected/interested Migrants
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Employment - labour market
External Url
Situation(s)
Library
07/11/2012 - 17:23
Short Answer

Yes, the unemployment rate of persons with migration background is significantly higher than of persons without migration background.

Qualitative Info

In 2010 and in 2011, 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. In 2011, the employment rate of persons with migration background was 65% compared to 74% of the remaining population (in 2010: 65% compared to 73%). The difference was due to a lower employment rate of women with migration background (in 2011: 58% compared to 69%, in 2010: 59% compared to 68%). But also among men with migration background the employment rate is lower than the remaining population (in 2011: 73% compared to 79%, in 2010: 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 (69% in 2011, 70% in 2010) than immigrants from the former Yugoslavia (66% in 2011, 68% in 2010) or Turkey (59% in 2010, 57% in 2010). Immigrants from countries outside of Europe have an employment rate of 62 % in 2011 and 61% in 2010.

The unemployment rate for foreign nationals in 2010 was significantly above the figure for Austrian nationals (in 2011: 9.4 compared to 6.3 per cent in 2010: 9.7 compared to 6.4 per cent). Immigrants from Turkey are much most likely to be unemployed (12,7% in 2011, 13.1% in 2010) than Austrians, the unemployment of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia was 10.4% in 2011 and 10.6% in 2010 and the unemployment rate of immigrants from EU- or EAA-countries was 6.6% in 2011 and 7.1% in 2010.

In 2011, the highest proportion of persons with migration background (40%, in 2010: 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:

  1. Statistik Austria, 2011, migration & integration, zahlen.daten.indikatoren 2011, http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/STS/Web_Jahrbuch_72dpi.pdf, Accessed on 07.11.2012.
  2. Statistik Austria, 2012, migration & integration, zahlen.daten.indikatoren 2012, http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/Integration_2012/migration_integration_2012_72dpi.pdf, Accessed on 07.11.2012.
Data
Groups affected/interested Migrants
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Employment - labour market
External Url
Situation(s)
Library