Nearly one million foreigners in the labor market "kleinezeitung.at

According to "Standard", the latest medium-term forecast of the IHS come to this conclusion. Hofer: "We need immigration".

12:45, July 25, 2018

High Immigration to Austria will continue according to the latest medium-term forecast of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS). According to last week 's forecast, of which the "standard" today, Wednesday, the details quoted, will be close to one million foreigners on the Austrian labor market in 2022.

In 2015, 19 percent of the working population in Austria, foreigners According to the calculations of the IHS, this proportion will increase to 26% by 2022. It is 'l'. offer of foreign labor ", that is to say the employees and the unemployed. In 2015, there were 712,158 foreign nationals on the Austrian labor market, in 2017 there were 797,863 people. According to the IHS forecast, the supply of foreign labor steadily increases and will reach about 985,000 by 2022.

"We Need Immigration"

IHS expert Helmut Hofer sees this development positively, especially as the people sought in Austria can not be found. "We need immigration," he points out, the shortage of skilled workers. Displacement of local workers is limited. The IHS expert gives an example in the article "Standard": "If a technician did not come from abroad, that does not mean that a part-time saleswoman currently unemployed would have found a job. "

One wonders if the influx If Eastern European countries remain at a high level, wages will rise sharply because of the labor market shortage. "At one point, the potential is exhausted," says Hofer

. Given the shortage of skilled labor, relief for skilled immigrants in the labor market is being considered in Germany. The German Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil (SPD) made corresponding suggestions in the "Handelsblatt": "I can imagine that people who have pbaded their German exams and want to work in Germany can come here for six months. to get their professional degree recognized and looking for a job, "he told the newspaper. Until now, there are significant obstacles for professionals who do not come from the EU. The skills shortage could be a drag on growth in Germany, experts fear. The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Germany has about 1.2 million vacancies.