Austria's unemployment rose from 5.3 % in 1996 to 5.6 % in 2025.
Austria · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Austria's youth unemployment rose from 6.8 % in 1996 to 11.0 % in 2025.
Austria's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) fell from 24.8 % in 2009 to 23.2 % in 2025.
Austria's participation rose from 58.4 % in 1996 to 60.1 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
81st of 182 · 23rd in Europe & C. Asia
Austria's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 48.3 % in 1996 to 55.1 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.6 pts97th of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +0.2 pts14th of 34
- Labour force, totaldown −0.2 %88th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts155th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts26th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)down −0.4 pts3rd of 34
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- Average wageup +0.8 %7th of 34
- Hours workedup +0.5 %35th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts146th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts43rd of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts48th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.2 %15th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Austria.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data