World Bank · Labor
Austria: Unemployment, total
5.78percent · 2025-0.4% since 2015
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Austria from 1969 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.778 | |
| 2024 | 5.327 | |
| 2023 | 5.264 | |
| 2022 | 4.992 | |
| 2021 | 6.459 | |
| 2020 | 5.201 | |
| 2019 | 4.56 | |
| 2018 | 4.933 | |
| 2017 | 5.561 | |
| 2016 | 6.064 | |
| 2015 | 5.802 | |
| 2014 | 5.674 | |
| 2013 | 5.367 | |
| 2012 | 4.909 | |
| 2011 | 4.637 | |
| 2010 | 4.883 | |
| 2009 | 5.371 | |
| 2008 | 4.198 | |
| 2007 | 4.909 | |
| 2006 | 5.32 | |
| 2005 | 5.682 | |
| 2004 | 5.969 | |
| 2003 | 4.779 | |
| 2002 | 4.852 | |
| 2001 | 4.007 | |
| 2000 | 4.687 | |
| 1999 | 4.699 | |
| 1998 | 5.483 | |
| 1997 | 5.15 | |
| 1996 | 5.282 | |
| 1995 | 4.345 | |
| 1994 | 3.582 | |
| 1993 | 4.253 | |
| 1992 | 3.599 | |
| 1991 | 3.421 | |
| 1990 | 3.248 | |
| 1989 | 3.143 | |
| 1988 | 3.554 | |
| 1987 | 3.796 | |
| 1986 | 3.123 | |
| 1985 | 3.597 | |
| 1984 | 3.797 | |
| 1983 | 4.108 | |
| 1982 | 3.349 | |
| 1981 | 2.069 | |
| 1980 | 0.01 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 2.1 | |
| 1977 | 1.8 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 1.3 | |
| 1973 | 1.2 | |
| 1972 | 1.3 | |
| 1971 | 1.5 | |
| 1970 | 2.4 | |
| 1969 | 2.8 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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