Austria’s unemployment rate edged up to 7.1% in May 2026 from 7.0% in the corresponding month a year ago. The total number of unemployed persons rose by 5,536 year-on-year to 301,676. Among them, the female unemployment rate went up by 0.3 percentage points to 7.0%, with the number of unemployed women rising by 6,643 to 140,381, while the rate for men and other genders remained broadly steady at 7.1%, with the number of unemployed individuals falling by just 1,107 to 161,295. Dependent employment increased by 6,000 from a year earlier to 3,967,000. Employment among women rose by 6,000 to 1,863,000, whereas employment among men and other genders remained unchanged at 2,104,000. Including training participants, the total number of unemployed persons and those enrolled in labour market programs reached 378,278, up by 2,931 from the previous year. source: Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)
Unemployment Rate in Austria decreased to 7.10 percent in May from 7.50 percent in April of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Austria averaged 5.24 percent from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12.80 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of 0.80 percent in August of 1974. This page provides the latest reported value for - Austria Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Austria Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Austria decreased to 7.10 percent in May from 7.50 percent in April of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Austria is expected to be 7.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Austria Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.10 percent in 2027 and 6.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.