Full-Time Jobs Begin to Rise Again in Austria

Austria’s long-running shift toward part-time job listings has paused. On karriere.at, part-time positions accounted for 15% of vacancies in 2025 and the first half of 2026, down from 16% in 2024.

Full-time jobs still dominate the platform, but their share had been falling steadily for years. It reached 75% in 2025 and the first half of 2026, marking the first increase in more than a decade.

Georg Konjovic, CEO of karriere.at, said part-time work remains more common than it was during the past decade. He attributed the recent movement to weaker economic conditions, a shift from an employee-driven to an employer-driven labor market, and reduced demand in fields where part-time work has traditionally been widespread, including administration and assistance roles. He said it was not yet clear whether the change represented a lasting reversal or a short-term market fluctuation.

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The share of part-time positions remains significantly above the level of the past decade. Nevertheless, we are seeing the share of full-time positions rise again for the first time in many years.

The strongest full-time concentration appeared in male-dominated fields. Full-time posts accounted for 93% of vacancies in management, followed by 85% in IT and 82% in engineering. Purchasing and logistics, along with consulting, each recorded about four full-time jobs for every five listings.

Part-time work remained most common in pharmaceuticals, health and social services, where it represented 42% of advertised positions. Coaching and training followed at 36%, ahead of assistance and administration at 30%, human resources at 27%, and accounting and controlling at 25%.

Austria has the European Union’s second-highest part-time rate, behind the Netherlands. Half of employed women in Austria work part time, compared with 14% of men. A survey by the platform found that one in three part-time workers does so to provide care, including 36% of women and about 7% of men. Men more often cited additional leisure time or study.

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Whether this is a sustainable reversal or merely a short-term market fluctuation remains to be seen.