Gramatneusiedl

Gramatneusiedl is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

In 2020 Gramatneusiedl received international attention, when the Public Employment Service (AMS) in cooperation with University of Oxford economists Maximilian Kasy and Lukas Lehner started a job guarantee pilot in the municipality.

Though, most of the long-term jobless were placed in non-profit training companies tasked with repairing second-hand furniture, renovating housing, public gardening, and similar jobs.

[8] The study drew international attention[9] and informed policy reports by the EU,[10] OECD,[11] UN,[12] and ILO.

[13] The program ended in 2024 and served as the basis for the European Commission's Social Fund + (ESF+) to provide 23 million EUR for further job guarantee pilots across Europe.