Unemployment rate in Austria

Estadistica Austria · Mensual · Importance 85

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 5.7% 2027: 5.6% 2028: 5.4% 2029: 5.2% 2030: 5.2% 2031: 5.2%

5.7% (Jun-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV

Period	%
Jun 2026	5.7%
May 2026	5.8%
Apr 2026	5.8%
Mar 2026	5.7%
Feb 2026	5.9%
Jan 2026	5.6%
Dec 2025	5.8%
Nov 2025	5.9%
Oct 2025	5.8%
Sep 2025	5.5%
Aug 2025	6.0%
Jul 2025	5.6%
Jun 2025	6.0%
May 2025	5.6%
Apr 2025	5.6%
Mar 2025	5.6%
Feb 2025	5.3%
Jan 2025	5.5%
Dec 2024	5.4%
Nov 2024	5.1%
Oct 2024	5.6%
Sep 2024	5.6%
Aug 2024	5.3%
Jul 2024	5.1%
Jun 2024	5.2%
May 2024	5.2%
Apr 2024	5.0%
Mar 2024	5.0%
Feb 2024	4.7%
Jan 2024	4.9%
Dec 2023	5.5%
Nov 2023	5.0%
Oct 2023	5.0%
Sep 2023	5.4%
Aug 2023	5.4%
Jul 2023	5.5%
Jun 2023	5.0%
May 2023	4.8%
Apr 2023	5.2%
Mar 2023	4.5%
Feb 2023	5.1%
Jan 2023	5.3%
Dec 2022	4.9%
Nov 2022	5.2%
Oct 2022	4.7%
Sep 2022	5.2%
Aug 2022	5.0%
Jul 2022	4.5%
Jun 2022	4.4%
May 2022	4.5%
Apr 2022	4.5%
Mar 2022	4.4%
Feb 2022	4.8%
Jan 2022	4.7%
Dec 2021	4.9%
Nov 2021	5.1%
Oct 2021	5.6%
Sep 2021	5.0%
Aug 2021	5.8%
Jul 2021	5.9%

Period	%
Jul 2026	6.88%
Jun 2026	6.87%
May 2026	7.06%
Mar 2026	7.50%
Feb 2026	8.33%
Jan 2026	8.80%
Dec 2025	8.44%
Nov 2025	7.49%
Oct 2025	7.25%
Sep 2025	6.97%
Aug 2025	7.00%
Jul 2025	6.69%
Jun 2025	6.76%
May 2025	6.95%
Apr 2025	7.35%
Mar 2025	7.40%
Feb 2025	8.11%
Jan 2025	8.55%
Apr 2024	6.83%
Mar 2024	6.86%
Feb 2024	7.57%
Jan 2024	8.09%
Oct 2023	6.26%
Jun 2023	5.66%
May 2023	5.89%
Apr 2023	6.18%
Mar 2023	6.15%
Dec 2022	7.37%
Oct 2022	5.96%
Sep 2022	5.66%
Aug 2022	5.93%
Jul 2022	5.57%
Jun 2022	5.47%
Mar 2022	6.28%
Feb 2022	7.31%
Jan 2022	8.06%
Oct 2021	6.52%
Sep 2021	6.49%
Aug 2021	6.89%
Jul 2021	6.72%
Jun 2021	6.97%
May 2021	7.67%
Apr 2021	8.70%
Feb 2021	10.70%
Jun 2020	10.08%

About this indicator

Source	Statistics Austria
Frequency	Mensual
Release	Aproximadamente un mes después del periodo de referencia (mensual o trimestral según el país).
What it is	The unemployment rate is the share of jobless people in the total labour force. It is the main gauge of Austria's labour market and of the economy's ability to create jobs. Austria reports both the harmonised ILO figure from Statistics Austria and the registered unemployment count from the public employment service (AMS).
How it's calculated	It is derived from the Labour Force Survey of a sample of households, using ILO criteria: a person is counted as unemployed if they are without work, available to work and actively seeking a job. The harmonised criteria allow international comparison.
Market implications	Its path reflects the momentum of the Austrian economy. A strong labour market boosts consumption and household income and is a key input for ECB policy, since Austria is part of the euro area.
Limitations	It is worth distinguishing whether the rate moves because of shifts in labour demand or in the size of the labour force. Survey data are subject to sampling error and revision, and the harmonised ILO figure typically differs from the AMS registered count.