Austria Jobless Rate Rises to 7.2%

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.

Austria’s unemployment rate rose to 7.2% in August 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier. The total number of unemployed persons increased by 10,027 year-on-year to 311,448. Among them, female unemployment rose 6.3% to 151,513, while male and other genders’ unemployment increased 0.7% to 159,935. Dependent employment was estimated at 4,003,000, up 10,000 from August 2025. Including training participants, the number of unemployed and enrolled in training programs reached 375,730, rising 2.3% year-on-year. Female unemployment and training participants increased 5.8%, while the number of unemployed and training participants among men and other genders fell 0.8%. Long-term unemployment also remained elevated, with those unemployed for more than 12 months increasing 22.6% to 55,995.

Austria’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.9% in July 2026 from the previous month, while edging up from 6.7% in the corresponding month a year earlier. The total number of unemployed persons 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. Dependent employment increased by 9,000 from a year earlier to 4,044,000. Employment among women rose by 6,000 to 1,901,000, whereas employment among men and other genders increase by 3,000 to 2,143,000. Including training participants, the total number of unemployed persons and those enrolled in labour market programs reached 364,202, up by 4,828 from the previous year.