Sex Age group Data type According to the main obstacle encountered Total Both sexes Total Absolute values Total 1.330,6 Both sexes Total Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 161 Both sexes Total Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 287,8 Both sexes Total Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 153,2 Both sexes Total Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 64,1 Both sexes Total Absolute values No suitable job available 223,8 Both sexes Total Absolute values Other obstacle 407,9 Both sexes Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 32,6 Both sexes Total Percentage Total 100 Both sexes Total Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 12,1 Both sexes Total Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,63 Both sexes Total Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 11,52 Both sexes Total Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 4,82 Both sexes Total Percentage No suitable job available 16,82 Both sexes Total Percentage Other obstacle 30,66 Both sexes Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,45 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Total 446,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 39,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 71,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 58,7 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 12,3 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values No suitable job available 91,9 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Other obstacle 159,9 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 13,2 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 8,77 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 15,93 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 13,15 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 2,75 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage No suitable job available 20,6 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Other obstacle 35,84 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,95 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Total 687,4 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 88,7 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 176,8 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 75 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 43 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values No suitable job available 107,7 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Other obstacle 177,7 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 18,5 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 12,91 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 25,72 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 10,91 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 6,26 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage No suitable job available 15,66 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Other obstacle 25,85 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,7 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Total 197 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 33,2 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 40 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 19,5 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 8,8 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values No suitable job available 24,3 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Other obstacle 70,4 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 0,9 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 16,83 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 20,3 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 9,91 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 4,47 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage No suitable job available 12,31 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Other obstacle 35,71 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 0,47 Males Total Absolute values Total 563,2 Males Total Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 75,7 Males Total Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 95,2 Males Total Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 81,8 Males Total Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 19,4 Males Total Absolute values No suitable job available 99,6 Males Total Absolute values Other obstacle 180,5 Males Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 11 Males Total Percentage Total 100 Males Total Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,44 Males Total Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 16,9 Males Total Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 14,53 Males Total Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 3,44 Males Total Percentage No suitable job available 17,68 Males Total Percentage Other obstacle 32,05 Males Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 1,96 Males 16-34 Absolute values Total 193,6 Males 16-34 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 27 Males 16-34 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 17,6 Males 16-34 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 25,2 Males 16-34 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 2,2 Males 16-34 Absolute values No suitable job available 36 Males 16-34 Absolute values Other obstacle 80,6 Males 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 5,1 Males 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Males 16-34 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,93 Males 16-34 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 9,08 Males 16-34 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 13,03 Males 16-34 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 1,12 Males 16-34 Percentage No suitable job available 18,58 Males 16-34 Percentage Other obstacle 41,64 Males 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,62 Males 35-54 Absolute values Total 279,3 Males 35-54 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 35,5 Males 35-54 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 60,1 Males 35-54 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 44,8 Males 35-54 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 15,9 Males 35-54 Absolute values No suitable job available 48,5 Males 35-54 Absolute values Other obstacle 69,2 Males 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 5,3 Males 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Males 35-54 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 12,72 Males 35-54 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,5 Males 35-54 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 16,04 Males 35-54 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 5,7 Males 35-54 Percentage No suitable job available 17,35 Males 35-54 Percentage Other obstacle 24,79 Males 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 1,9 Males 55-74 Absolute values Total 90,3 Males 55-74 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,2 Males 55-74 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 17,6 Males 55-74 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 11,8 Males 55-74 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 1,3 Males 55-74 Absolute values No suitable job available 15,1 Males 55-74 Absolute values Other obstacle 30,6 Males 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 0,6 Males 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Males 55-74 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 14,59 Males 55-74 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 19,45 Males 55-74 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 13,08 Males 55-74 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 1,44 Males 55-74 Percentage No suitable job available 16,77 Males 55-74 Percentage Other obstacle 33,96 Males 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 0,71 Females Total Absolute values Total 767,4 Females Total Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 85,3 Females Total Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 192,7 Females Total Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 71,4 Females Total Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 44,8 Females Total Absolute values No suitable job available 124,2 Females Total Absolute values Other obstacle 227,4 Females Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 21,6 Females Total Percentage Total 100 Females Total Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 11,12 Females Total Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 25,1 Females Total Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 9,3 Females Total Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 5,83 Females Total Percentage No suitable job available 16,19 Females Total Percentage Other obstacle 29,64 Females Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,81 Females 16-34 Absolute values Total 252,5 Females 16-34 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 12,2 Females 16-34 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 53,5 Females 16-34 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 33,5 Females 16-34 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 10,1 Females 16-34 Absolute values No suitable job available 55,9 Females 16-34 Absolute values Other obstacle 79,3 Females 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 8,1 Females 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Females 16-34 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 4,82 Females 16-34 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,18 Females 16-34 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 13,25 Females 16-34 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 4,01 Females 16-34 Percentage No suitable job available 22,14 Females 16-34 Percentage Other obstacle 31,39 Females 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 3,21 Females 35-54 Absolute values Total 408,1 Females 35-54 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 53,2 Females 35-54 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 116,7 Females 35-54 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 30,2 Females 35-54 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 27,1 Females 35-54 Absolute values No suitable job available 59,2 Females 35-54 Absolute values Other obstacle 108,5 Females 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 13,2 Females 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Females 35-54 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,03 Females 35-54 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 28,6 Females 35-54 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 7,4 Females 35-54 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 6,64 Females 35-54 Percentage No suitable job available 14,51 Females 35-54 Percentage Other obstacle 26,58 Females 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 3,24 Females 55-74 Absolute values Total 106,8 Females 55-74 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 20 Females 55-74 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 22,4 Females 55-74 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 7,7 Females 55-74 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 7,5 Females 55-74 Absolute values No suitable job available 9,1 Females 55-74 Absolute values Other obstacle 39,7 Females 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 0,3 Females 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Females 55-74 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 18,73 Females 55-74 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,01 Females 55-74 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 7,23 Females 55-74 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 7,04 Females 55-74 Percentage No suitable job available 8,54 Females 55-74 Percentage Other obstacle 37,19 Females 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 0,26