In July, the level of employment was 2.1 percent lower than in the previous year, and in August it was 1.1 percent lower.
Although part of the reduction in employment in the accommodation and food service activities sector has been compensated,
the level of employment in August was still significantly lower than in the previous year. On a regional level, the loss of
employment in the accommodation sector varied greatly during the peak summer season. With the absence of guests from Austria
and abroad, Vienna recorded the highest employment losses and Carinthia the comparatively lowest thanks to the demand from
domestic guests. Food service activities also recorded a decline in employment in all Länder.
