The number of unemployed persons in Austria rose by 5,536 year-on-year to 301,676 in May 2026. Among them, the female unemployment rate went up by 0.3 percentage points to 7.0%, with the number of unemployed women rising by 6,643 to 140,381, while the rate for men and other genders remained broadly steady at 7.1%, with the number of unemployed individuals falling by just 1,107 to 161,295. source: Arbeitsmarktservice Oesterreich

Unemployed Persons in Austria averaged 179581.23 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 June of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-04 07:30 AM
Unemployed Persons
Apr 320.3K 322.7K 320.0K
2026-06-01 07:50 AM
Unemployed Persons
May 301.7K 320.3K 319.1K
2026-07-01 07:30 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jun 301.7K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 4500.20 4539.50 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change -0.10 0.00 percent Mar 2026
Employment Rate 74.60 75.00 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 3066.30 3120.90 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 79116.00 81997.00 May 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.20 79.40 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 132.15 147.54 points Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.40 1.40 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 1347.20 1313.10 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 9.20 9.16 Million Dec 2025
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 301676.00 320300.00 May 2026
Unemployment Rate 7.10 7.50 percent May 2026
Wages 3170.00 2942.00 EUR/Month Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 144.00 143.80 points Apr 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.50 11.30 percent Apr 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
301676.00 320300.00 522253.00 22344.00 1960 - 2026 Monthly
Volume, NSA