The unemployment rate in Austria increased by 0.2 percentage points (+3.8 percent) in 2024 in comparison to the previous year. In total, the unemployment rate amounted to 5.44 percent in 2024. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Austria: Unemployment rate from 2005 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262695/unemployment-rate-in-austria/
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World Bank. (2025). Austria: Unemployment rate from 2005 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262695/unemployment-rate-in-austria/
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Austria: Unemployment rate from 2005 to 2024 [Graph], World Bank, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262695/unemployment-rate-in-austria/