Austria Jobless Rate Rises to 8.3%

Austria’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in March 2026, edging up from 7.4% a year earlier and marking the lowest level in four months. The total number of unemployed persons increased by 6,380 year-on-year to 322,727. Among them, the female jobless rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 7.1%, with 143,503 women unemployed, while the male and other genders’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.9%, totaling 179,224 individuals. Dependent employment remained largely stable at 3,952,000, up slightly by 4,000 compared with March 2025. Women in dependent employment increased by 12,000 to 1,868,000, while men and other genders fell by 8,000 to 2,084,000. Including training participants, the number of unemployed and enrolled in training programs reached 400,561, a rise of 3,488 from the previous year.

Austria’s unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in February 2026, up from 8.1% a year earlier. The total number of unemployed persons increased by 10,094 year-on-year to 357,518. Among them, the female jobless rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to 7.2%, with 144,775 women unemployed, while the male and other genders’ unemployment rate edged up by 0.1 percentage points to 9.4%, totaling 212,743 individuals. Dependent employment remained largely stable at 3,929,000, down slightly by 4,000 compared with February 2025. Women in dependent employment increased by 7,000 to 1,872,000, while men and other genders fell by 11,000 to 2,057,000. Including training participants, the number of unemployed and enrolled in training programs reached 436,160, a rise of 6,220 from the previous year.

Austria’s unemployment rate climbed to 8.8% in January 2026 from 8.6% a year earlier, marking its highest level since March 2021. The increase reflected a rise in the total number of unemployed persons, which rose by 14,025 year-on-year to 379,771 and by 16,765 compared with the previous month. By gender, the female jobless rate grew by 0.4 percentage points to 7.3% from January 2025, while the male unemployment rate edged up by 0.2 percentage points to 10.2%. Meanwhile, around 456,192 people were registered as unemployed or training participants in January.