Austria (2025)
5.7
% of active population
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

Austria Unemployment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active population YoY Change
2025 5.7 +0.5pp
2024 5.2 +0.1pp
2023 5.1 +0.3pp
2022 4.8 -1.4pp
2021 6.2 +0.2pp
2020 6 +1.2pp
2019 4.8 -0.4pp
2018 5.2 -0.7pp
2017 5.9 -0.6pp
2016 6.5 +0.4pp
2015 6.1 +0.1pp
2014 6 +0.3pp
2013 5.7 +0.5pp
2012 5.2 +0.3pp
2011 4.9 -0.3pp
2010 5.2 -0.5pp
2009 5.7 n/a

About this Dataset

Austria recorded 5.7 % of active population in 2025. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 2009–2025 the series ranges from 4.8 in 2022 to 6.5 in 2016.

This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Austria from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Austria from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations).

The series peaked at 6.5 % of active population in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.8 in 2022. The latest reading of 5.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp.