Austria’s unemployment rate edged up to 7.1% in September 2026, 0.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier. The total number of unemployed persons increased by 7,444 year-on-year to 306,624. Among them, female unemployment rose 6.0% to 147,168, while male and other genders’ unemployment decreased 0.6% to 159,456. Including training participants, the number of unemployed and enrolled in training programs reached 381,159, rising 1.6% year-on-year. The number of unemployed and training participants among women increased 5.3%, while the corresponding figure for men and other genders fell 1.8%. Long-term unemployment also remained elevated, with those unemployed for more than 12 months increasing 22.1% to 56,432. source: Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)
Unemployment Rate in Austria decreased to 7.10 percent in September from 7.20 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Austria averaged 5.25 percent from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12.80 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of 0.80 percent in August of 1974. This page provides the latest reported value for - Austria Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Austria Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Austria decreased to 7.10 percent in September from 7.20 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Austria is expected to be 7.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Austria Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.10 percent in 2027 and 6.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.