Sex Age group Data type According to the main obstacle encountered Total Both sexes Total Absolute values Total 1.297 Both sexes Total Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 155,3 Both sexes Total Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 284,3 Both sexes Total Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 150,8 Both sexes Total Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 63,9 Both sexes Total Absolute values No suitable job available 221,9 Both sexes Total Absolute values Other obstacle 388,1 Both sexes Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 32,7 Both sexes Total Percentage Total 100 Both sexes Total Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 11,98 Both sexes Total Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,92 Both sexes Total Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 11,63 Both sexes Total Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 4,92 Both sexes Total Percentage No suitable job available 17,11 Both sexes Total Percentage Other obstacle 29,92 Both sexes Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,52 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Total 438,2 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 36,5 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 69,4 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 57,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 12,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values No suitable job available 92,8 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Other obstacle 157,3 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 13 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 8,33 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 15,83 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 13,04 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 2,76 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage No suitable job available 21,17 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Other obstacle 35,91 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,97 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Total 667,6 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 86,7 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 174,3 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 74,5 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 43,2 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values No suitable job available 105 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Other obstacle 165,1 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 18,7 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 12,99 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 26,12 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 11,17 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 6,47 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage No suitable job available 15,73 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Other obstacle 24,73 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,8 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Total 191,3 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 32,1 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 40,6 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 19,1 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 8,6 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values No suitable job available 24,1 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Other obstacle 65,7 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 1 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 16,79 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,22 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 10,01 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 4,48 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage No suitable job available 12,62 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Other obstacle 34,34 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 0,53 Males Total Absolute values Total 543,3 Males Total Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 73,2 Males Total Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 92,9 Males Total Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 80,6 Males Total Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 18,8 Males Total Absolute values No suitable job available 98,9 Males Total Absolute values Other obstacle 167,7 Males Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 11,3 Males Total Percentage Total 100 Males Total Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,47 Males Total Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 17,09 Males Total Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 14,83 Males Total Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 3,46 Males Total Percentage No suitable job available 18,2 Males Total Percentage Other obstacle 30,87 Males Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,08 Males 16-34 Absolute values Total 189,2 Males 16-34 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 25 Males 16-34 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 17,4 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 37,2 Males 16-34 Absolute values Other obstacle 77 Males 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 5,3 Males 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Males 16-34 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,19 Males 16-34 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 9,19 Males 16-34 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 13,33 Males 16-34 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 1,17 Males 16-34 Percentage No suitable job available 19,65 Males 16-34 Percentage Other obstacle 40,69 Males 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,78 Males 35-54 Absolute values Total 267 Males 35-54 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 35,2 Males 35-54 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 57,8 Males 35-54 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 44,3 Males 35-54 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 15,4 Males 35-54 Absolute values No suitable job available 47,1 Males 35-54 Absolute values Other obstacle 62 Males 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 5,4 Males 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Males 35-54 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13,18 Males 35-54 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,64 Males 35-54 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 16,58 Males 35-54 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 5,76 Males 35-54 Percentage No suitable job available 17,63 Males 35-54 Percentage Other obstacle 23,21 Males 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,01 Males 55-74 Absolute values Total 87,1 Males 55-74 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 13 Males 55-74 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 17,7 Males 55-74 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 11,1 Males 55-74 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 1,2 Males 55-74 Absolute values No suitable job available 14,6 Males 55-74 Absolute values Other obstacle 28,8 Males 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 0,7 Males 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Males 55-74 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 14,97 Males 55-74 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 20,31 Males 55-74 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 12,74 Males 55-74 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 1,36 Males 55-74 Percentage No suitable job available 16,79 Males 55-74 Percentage Other obstacle 33,04 Males 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 0,78 Females Total Absolute values Total 753,8 Females Total Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 82,2 Females Total Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 191,4 Females Total Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 70,2 Females Total Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 45,1 Females Total Absolute values No suitable job available 123,1 Females Total Absolute values Other obstacle 220,4 Females Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 21,4 Females Total Percentage Total 100 Females Total Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 10,9 Females Total Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 25,4 Females Total Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 9,32 Females Total Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 5,98 Females Total Percentage No suitable job available 16,33 Females Total Percentage Other obstacle 29,23 Females Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 2,84 Females 16-34 Absolute values Total 249 Females 16-34 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 11,5 Females 16-34 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 52 Females 16-34 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 31,9 Females 16-34 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 9,9 Females 16-34 Absolute values No suitable job available 55,6 Females 16-34 Absolute values Other obstacle 80,3 Females 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 7,8 Females 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Females 16-34 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 4,63 Females 16-34 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 20,88 Females 16-34 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 12,82 Females 16-34 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 3,96 Females 16-34 Percentage No suitable job available 22,32 Females 16-34 Percentage Other obstacle 32,27 Females 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 3,11 Females 35-54 Absolute values Total 400,6 Females 35-54 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 51,5 Females 35-54 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 116,6 Females 35-54 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 30,3 Females 35-54 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 27,8 Females 35-54 Absolute values No suitable job available 58 Females 35-54 Absolute values Other obstacle 103,1 Females 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 13,3 Females 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Females 35-54 Percentage Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 12,87 Females 35-54 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 29,1 Females 35-54 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 7,56 Females 35-54 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 6,95 Females 35-54 Percentage No suitable job available 14,47 Females 35-54 Percentage Other obstacle 25,74 Females 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 3,32 Females 55-74 Absolute values Total 104,2 Females 55-74 Absolute values Lack of language skills in host country language(s) 19,1 Females 55-74 Absolute values Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 22,9 Females 55-74 Absolute values Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 8 Females 55-74 Absolute values Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 7,4 Females 55-74 Absolute values No suitable job available 9,5 Females 55-74 Absolute values Other obstacle 36,9 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) 18,32 Females 55-74 Percentage Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad 21,99 Females 55-74 Percentage Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit 7,72 Females 55-74 Percentage Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin 7,09 Females 55-74 Percentage No suitable job available 9,14 Females 55-74 Percentage Other obstacle 35,42 Females 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 0,32