The number of unemployed persons in Austria climbed by 13.9 thousand year-on-year to 301.4 thousand in August 2025. Compared to the previous period, the number of unemployed persons increased by 1.1 thousand. source: Arbeitsmarktservice Oesterreich

Unemployed Persons in Austria averaged 177856.88 from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 522253.00 in April of 2020 and a record low of 22344.00 in August of 1974. This page provides the latest reported value for - Austria Unemployed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Austria Unemployed Persons - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-01 07:30 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jul 290K 288.5K 291.5K
2025-09-01 07:40 AM
Unemployed Persons
Aug 301.4K 290K 291.0K
2025-10-01 07:30 AM
Unemployed Persons
Sep 301.4K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 4444.10 4490.00 Thousand Mar 2025
Employment Change 0.00 0.00 percent Jun 2025
Employment Rate 73.40 74.20 percent Mar 2025
Full Time Employment 3036.30 3068.00 Thousand Mar 2025
Job Vacancies 82222.00 84357.00 Jul 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 78.20 78.30 percent Mar 2025
Labour Costs 161.20 134.16 points Jun 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.30 1.10 percent Mar 2025
Part Time Employment 1311.20 1328.00 Thousand Mar 2025
Population 9.20 9.16 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 106.29 105.42 points Jun 2025
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 60.50 60.50 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 301400.00 290000.00 Aug 2025
Unemployment Rate 7.00 6.70 percent Aug 2025
Wages 2942.00 2736.00 EUR/Month Dec 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 142.30 142.30 points Jul 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.00 13.70 percent Jul 2025

Austria Unemployed Persons
In Austria, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
301400.00 290000.00 522253.00 22344.00 1960 - 2025 Monthly
Volume, NSA