Austria: Operating a Business in Austria
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Labour Force | 4,601,213 | 4,622,075 | 4,572,356 |
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Total activity rate | 76.33% | 76.63% | 76.86% |
Men activity rate | 80.83% | 81.34% | 81.47% |
Women activity rate | 71.77% | 71.86% | 72.18% |
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database
Employed Persons, by Occupation (% of Total Labour Force) | 2015 |
Manufacturing | 16.0% |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 14.4% |
Human health and social work activities | 10.1% |
Construction | 8.4% |
Education | 6.8% |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 6.8% |
Accommodation and food service activities | 5.8% |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 5.6% |
Transportation and storage | 5.0% |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4.5% |
Administrative and support service activities | 3.3% |
Financial and insurance activities | 3.2% |
Information and communication | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 2.0% |
Real estate activities | 0.9% |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 0.7% |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 0.5% |
Mining and quarrying | 0.2% |
Employee (%) | Employer (%) | Total (%) | |
Pension Insurance | 10.25 | 12.55 | 22.80 |
Accident Insurance | 0 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
Health Insurance | 3.95 (wage)/3.82 (salary) | 3.70 (wage)/3.83 (salary) | 7.65 |
Unemployment Insurance | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 |
Accomodation promotion contribution | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
Chamber contribution | 0.50 | 0 | 0.50 |
Insovlency guarantee funds contribution | 0 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Maximum wage base is EUR 4,530 for monthly contributions and maximum payment is EUR 9,060 for bonus or special payments.
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