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0.5.Benchmark Statistics 1997

THE LAND
Area 83.859 km2
THE PEOPLE
Population* 8,076 million
PRODUCTION
Gross Domestic Product* (nominal) ATS 2.499.8 billion
LABOUR MARKET
Working age population** (15-65 years) 5,43 million
- of which women- of which women 2,69 million
Labour force** (15-65 years) 3,63 million
- of which women 1,54 million
Activity rate** (15-65 years)
- total 67,2 %
- women 57,6 %
- men 76,6 %
Employment** 3,42 million
of which:
- women 1,42 million
- under 25 years 0,55 million
by sector:
- primary sector 6,7 %
- secondary sector 31,5 %
- tertiary sector 61,8 %
Registered unemployment (annual average) 233.348
of which:
- women 104.768
- under 25 years 37.927
Unemployment rate by educational level**
- compulsory schooling 8,0 %
- master craftsmen's examination 5,0 %
- middle-level vocational school 3,2 %
- higher-level school 3,4 %
- higher-education institutes 2,3 %
- university 2,3 %
Unemployment rate 4,4 %
- women 5,4 %
- men 3,7 %
THE LAND
Area 83.859 km2
THE PEOPLE
Population* 8,076 million
PRODUCTION
Gross Domestic Product* (nominal) ATS 2.499.8 billion
LABOUR MARKET
Working age population** (15-65 years) 5,43 million
- of which women- of which women 2,69 million
Labour force** (15-65 years) 3,63 million
- of which women 1,54 million
Activity rate** (15-65 years)
- total 67,2 %
- women 57,6 %
- men 76,6 %
Employment** 3,42 million
of which:
- women 1,42 million
- under 25 years 0,55 million
by sector:
- primary sector 6,7 %
- secondary sector 31,5 %
- tertiary sector 61,8 %
Registered unemployment (annual average) 233.348
of which:
- women 104.768
- under 25 years 37.927
Unemployment rate by educational level**
- compulsory schooling 8,0 %
- master craftsmen's examination 5,0 %
- middle-level vocational school 3,2 %
- higher-level school 3,4 %
- higher-education institutes 2,3 %
- university 2,3 %
Unemployment rate 4,4 %
- women 5,4 %
- men 3,7 %

  • * Forecasts Sources:

    ** 1996 figures

    1 ECU = ATS 13.09 (April 1995)

    Row 8: ÖSTAT; demographic yearbook

    Row 11: WIFO; forecast of December 1997

    Rows 14-29: AMS; The Labour Market Situation 1996

    Rows 31-33: ÖSTAT; Microcensus 1996 (subsistence concept)

    Rows 35-38: BMAGS; SAMIS

    Rows 41-46: ÖSTAT; Microcensus 1996 (subsistence concept)

    Rows 48-50: EUROSTAT


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