Austria has a higher share of immigrants in the total working-age population (17 %) than many other OECD countries. At the same time, the framework for integration policy is less developed than in a number of other OECD countries. These are among the main findings of the OECD review on the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in Austria.

The Austrian framework for integration at the federal level is insufficient and a structured integration programme for new arrivals with a distinct focus on the labour market is lacking. The integration measures provided below the federal level are broad but fragmented. Many initiatives by regional and municipal public institutions, social partners and non-governmental-organisations are project-based and cannot compensate for structures lacking at the federal level. There is a lack of co-ordination and evaluation, which is partly due to a lack of research on the integration of immigrants.

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