Unemployment in Austria Has Increased Significantly

Accordingly, unemployment rose by 12.4 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year, with a total of 261,100 people looking for work. "The Austrian labor market is in motion," said the Director General of Statistics Austria, Manuela Lenk.

The number of unemployed has risen again in view of the continued weak economy, Lenk said. At the same time, there were 38,400 fewer part-time employees and 51,300 more full-time employees. Overall, the number of employed people increased by 12,900. "It is remarkable that older people are staying in the workforce longer. In the 2nd quarter of 2025, 61.0 percent of 55- to 64-year-olds were employed." Nevertheless, the labor force participation of older people in Austria is below average in international comparison, according to the statistician.

Unemployment rate at 5.5 percent

The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased significantly by 0.6 percentage points to 5.5 percent compared to the previous year, with the increase being slightly larger for women than for men. The unemployment rate for 15- to 24-year-olds rose by an above-average 2.3 percentage points to 11.6 percent.

Also noticeable is the change in full-time and part-time employment. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the part-time rate, especially among women, decreased by 1.9 percentage points to 49.7 percent. Overall, the proportion of part-time employees was 30.9 percent, 0.9 percentage points less than in the same quarter of the previous year. "This means a significant decline in the part-time rate, after it had already fallen in the 1st quarter of 2025," said Statistics Austria in its release.

The employment rate, i.e., the proportion of employed people among all persons aged 15 to 64, rose slightly by 0.3 percentage points to 74.3 percent. The labor force participation of women aged 60 to 64 increased by 7.2 percentage points to 31.4 percent within a year, which is partly due to the gradual legal increase in the retirement age.

(APA/Red)

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