Distribution of Employers by Sector in Upper Austria – 5 year growth rate
A comprehensive visualization showing the distribution of employers across different economic sectors in Upper Austria. The dashboard includes two complementary charts along with a detailed data table and key insights.
The visualization shows:
- Pie Chart: Percentage of Employers by Sector
- Trade & Repair Services: 18.7% (11,243 employers)
- Manufacturing: 16.5% (9,875 employers)
- Construction: 14.2% (8,526 employers)
- Professional & Technical Services: 12.2% (7,342 employers)
- And several other sectors with smaller percentages
- Bar Chart: 5-Year Growth Rate by Sector (2018-2023)
- Shows which sectors are growing or declining in terms of employer numbers
- Information & Communication leads with 24.3% growth
- Professional & Technical Services shows strong growth at 12.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing is the only sector showing a decline (-1.2%)
- Data Table
- Provides detailed numbers for each sector
- Includes NACE codes, absolute numbers of employers, and percentages
- Shows a total of 60,071 employers across all sectors
Key insights from the data:
- Upper Austria has a balanced economic structure with a strong manufacturing base (16.5% of employers)
- Trade & repair services represent the largest sector by employer count (18.7%)
- The fastest growing sector is Information & Communication (24.3% over five years)
- The distribution shows Upper Austria’s economic diversity, with both traditional sectors and modern service industries well represented

Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture
Creative Industry Košice, n. o.
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz)