The Labour Force Survey carried out by Statistics Austria shows that 4,148 million people were employed on average in 2015. Compared to the annual average for 2014 (4,113 million), their number increased by 35,600. There also was a rise in the number of employees (+43,000) and a slight increase of self-employed people, while the number of unpaid family workers decreased (-16,100). The number of part-time employees increased (+31,900) as well as that of full-time employees, albeit to a smaller extent (+11,100). The German version provides detailed comparative data over 2015, 2014 and 2010.
English: http://www.statistik.at/web_en/statistics/PeopleSociety/labour_market …
German: http://www.statistik.at/web_de/presse …
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