Every fourth worker is Hungarian in this Austrian province
In Burgenland, there is one Hungarian worker for every fourth Austrian. According to the Austrian Ministry of Economy, more than 21,000 Hungarians worked in the province in September.
Every fourth worker is Hungarian
According to the September data series of the Austrian Ministry of Economy, 21,493 Hungarians work in Burgenland, of which 13,028 are men and 8,465 are women, reports nyugat.hu. If we compare this with the number of Austrian people, the data is even more shocking. Currently, 81,214 Austrian workers are registered in the province. This means that there is one Hungarian for every fourth worker.
The number of Hungarian workers far exceeds other nationalities in Austrian provinces
Although workers come from various nations to Burgenland, the number of Hungarians far exceeds other nationalities. Romanians are in second place with 2,271 workers, followed by Slovaks (2,098) and Germans (1,232). In addition, Croatian (682), Polish (628) and Bosnian (619) workers are also present in high numbers in Burgenland.
Hungarians work in these fields
According to ministry data, Hungarians in Burgenland mostly work in retail (2,522), construction (2,102), gastronomy (2005) and the hotel industry (1,662), writes penzcentrum.hu. The increase in the number of Hungarian workers in Burgenland is striking if we compare the data from 2008 with that of 2022. While in 2008, 8817 Hungarians worked in the Austrian province, in 2022, this number increased to 21,493.
Never before have so many Hungarians worked in Austrian lands
“We go to work in Austria because of financial security”, said one interviewee to nyugat.hu. More and more Hungarians decide to work in Austria, contributing to labour shortages in Western Hungary. And the main reason is the proximity to the border. Among others, many workers in the catering industry leave Hungary. Those who are ambitious, speak languages and can work, stay at home only in the rarest of cases. In Western Hungary, this is a very serious problem when it comes to the tourism and catering sectors. Moreover, the situation is similar in the trade and beauty industries.
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Source: nyugat.hu, penzcentrum.hu