What is work???

WORK IS… an activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result

Types of work Work Paid & unpaid MentalPhysicalMandatory CreativeVolunteer

Mental work

Physical work

Volunteer work For the benefit of a cause For charity For saving the environment

Creative work Self expression Profit

Unemployment in Austria

Statistics Austrian method: People are counted as being unemployed if they are not registered in the AMS (job centre) European method: people who have searched for a job for the past 4 weeks are considered as unemployed Austrian method differs from European method!!! Higher percentage of unemployment among people with a low level of education People over fifty are more likely to be unemployed Increasing unemployment among seasonal workers

Young people and unemployment Unemployment rate of young people (Sept. 2012): 9,9 % Young people get an „alternative apprenticeship“ paid by the state Intensive and professional vocational training provided by the AMS

Support for unemployed people Unemployment benefit for 20 weeks, can be prolonged for several reasons Afterwards: possibility of applying for emergency financial aid. Extra childcare benefit for parents Support for further professional training

Adult Unemployment

Youth Unemployment