October 12, 2022
In the first half of 2022, the number of employment relationships increased by 2.1 % year-on-year in the trade sector and by 9.3 % in the services sector, according to Statistics Austria.
Hours worked increased in both the trade sector (+5.7 %) and the service sector (+16.2 %). Likewise, gross wages and salaries recorded an increase up 8.0 % in the trade sector and 15.6 % in the services sector compared with the first half of 2021. When making comparisons with the prior-year period, it should be noted that a large proportion of companies were affected to varying degrees by closures and other restrictions due to the measures taken against the Corona pandemic.
Source: Statistics Austria
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