Austria — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1960–2030 · 71 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for Austria was 5.7% in 2025. The previous reading was 5.18% in 2024; the period change was +0.52 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 5.48%, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1960–2030
- Quarterly data, 1969–2026
- Monthly data, 1990–2026
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Latest observations
2016–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 5.26 % |
| 2029 | 5.25 % |
| 2028 | 5.4 % |
| 2027 | 5.6 % |
| 2026 | 5.22 % |
10 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2025 | 5.7 % |
| 2024 | 5.18 % |
| 2023 | 5.1 % |
| 2022 | 4.74 % |
| 2021 | 6.18 % |
| 2020 | 5.47 % |
| 2019 | 4.82 % |
| 2018 | 5.22 % |
| 2017 | 5.94 % |
| 2016 | 6.47 % |