Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Austria - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Austria, the unemployment rate was 6.3 per cent in September 2026, versus 6.7 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 381 observations overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1995 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate hit a trough of 3.6 per cent in June 2000; it attained a maximum of 7.7 per cent in June 2020; it had a mean of 5.2 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 6.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.70000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 6.30000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Austria |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |