Unemployment increased in November 2023. At the end of November, 352,551 people in Austria were registered with the AMS as unemployed or in training; that figure was nearly 22,000 more than a year ago. The unemployment rate is 6.5 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. While this rate was 6.3 percent in October, this rate […]
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Scientists discover 20-minute way to survive a bad night’s sleep
New research has discovered how to improve the physical and cognitive performance of people who sleep poorly. Having a busy day, worrying about daily life and personal problems often exhausts the mind and all you want to do is lie in bed and rest. However, many times we wake up with the feeling of not […]
The most expensive cities in the world are Zurich and Singapore
Zurich and Singapore jointly ranked first in the British Economist’s list of the world’s most expensive cities. Geneva and New York share third place. Zurich has thus moved up five places since the last ranking. This emerges from data published on Thursday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the analytical research unit of the “Economist” […]
The most expensive cities in the world are Zurich and Singapore
Zurich and Singapore jointly ranked first in the British Economist’s list of the world’s most expensive cities. Geneva and New York share third place. Zurich has thus moved up five places since the last ranking. This emerges from data published on Thursday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the analytical research unit of the “Economist” […]
PISA results will be announced on December 5
The results of the current PISA study will be announced on December 5, with a one-year delay. For the research, a sample of approximately 9,500 15- and 16-year-old students from approximately 350 schools in Austria was selected in spring 2022; these students had to solve tasks in the categories of math, reading, natural sciences, and […]
PISA results will be announced on December 5
The results of the current PISA study will be announced on December 5, with a one-year delay. For the research, a sample of approximately 9,500 15- and 16-year-old students from approximately 350 schools in Austria was selected in spring 2022; these students had to solve tasks in the categories of math, reading, natural sciences, and […]
Negotiations fail: Warning strikes on trade
As a result, no agreement was reached in the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement in retail on Tuesday. Initially, negotiating circles with the APA said that both sides were making efforts, had good discussions, and positions were converging. Ultimately, this was not enough and negotiations broke off that evening. The GPA announced in […]
Negotiations fail: Warning strikes on trade
As a result, no agreement was reached in the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement in retail on Tuesday. Initially, negotiating circles with the APA said that both sides were making efforts, had good discussions, and positions were converging. Ultimately, this was not enough and negotiations broke off that evening. The GPA announced in […]
90 percent of pork in Austrian supermarkets is animal welfare free
The result of Greenpeace’s 2023 Market Control is “shocking”: 90 percent of pork on Austrian supermarket shelves “still only meets minimum legal standards,” according to the environmental protection organisation. Sad news about pork in Austria This means a combination of factory farming without access to the outside and genetically modified soy from South America for […]
Austria has already received more than 50,000 asylum applications this year
The number of asylum applications this year is already over 50,000. The number of asylum applications also fell in October and November. According to figures from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 9,893 people applied for asylum in Austria in October; This figure is 46 percent less than the same period last year. Preliminary numbers for […]