The total number of unemployed persons in Austria rose by 8,917 year-on-year to 298,885. Among them, the female unemployment rate went up by 0.3 percentage points to 6.9%, with the number of unemployed women increasing by 8,038 to 142,244, while the rate for men and other genders remained broadly steady at 6.8%, with the number of unemployed individuals increasing by 879 to 156,641. source: Arbeitsmarktservice Oesterreich

Unemployed Persons in Austria averaged 179875.57 from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 522253.00 in April of 2020 and a record low of 22344.00 in August of 1974. This page provides the latest reported value for - Austria Unemployed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Austria Unemployed Persons - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-01 08:00 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jun 295.5K 301.7K 298.0K
2026-08-03 07:00 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jul 298.9K 295.5K 292.9K
2026-09-01 07:30 AM
Unemployed Persons
Aug 298.9K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 4468.90 4500.20 Thousand Mar 2026
Employment Change 0.00 -0.10 percent Jun 2026
Employment Rate 73.90 74.60 percent Mar 2026
Full Time Employment 3019.10 3066.30 Thousand Mar 2026
Job Vacancies 79770.00 80570.00 Jul 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 78.90 79.20 percent Mar 2026
Labour Costs 132.09 147.54 points Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.30 1.40 percent Mar 2026
Part Time Employment 1346.10 1347.20 Thousand Mar 2026
Population 9.22 9.20 Million Dec 2026
Productivity 106.99 105.51 points Mar 2026
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 60.50 60.50 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 298885.00 295457.00 Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.90 6.90 percent Jul 2026
Wages 3170.00 2942.00 EUR/Month Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 145.10 145.00 points Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.90 8.00 percent Jun 2026


Austria Unemployed Persons
In Austria, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
298885.00 295457.00 522253.00 22344.00 1960 - 2026 Monthly
Volume, NSA