Unemployed in Austria jumps 66% to post-World War 2 levels
The figures for March are despite a government programme to discourage layoffs as part of a €38bn aid package
01 April 2020 - 18:16
Vienna — The number of registered unemployed in Austria leapt 66% to a post-World War 2 high in March as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out jobs in sectors from tourism to retail, despite a government push to prevent layoffs, official data showed.
The unemployment rate rose 4.8 points from a year earlier to 12.2% by a national measure. The number of people registered as jobless jumped 65.7% to 504,345, the highest since the data set began in 1946, employment agency AMS said on Wednesday...
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