Employment rate in Steiermark

The employment rate in Steiermark was 77.8% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Steiermark, 2025 77.8% % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 78.2%
Austria, 2025 77.6% Country total
Position in 2025 130th of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Steiermark over time

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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period SteiermarkAustria
2025 77.8% 77.6%
2024 78.2% 77.4%
2023 78.2% 77.2%
2022 77.6% 77.3%
2021 75.9%b (break in time series) 75.6%b (break in time series)
2020 76.5% 75.5%
2019 77.4% 76.8%
2018 75.9% 76.2%
2017 75.0% 75.4%
2016 74.6% 74.8%
2015 74.0% 74.3%
2014 73.6% 74.2%
2013 74.0% 74.6%
2012 73.4% 74.4%
2011 74.1% 74.2%
2010 73.6% 73.9%
2009 72.9% 73.4%
2008 73.9% 73.8%
2007 72.9%b (break in time series) 72.8%b (break in time series)
2006 71.5% 71.6%
2005 70.4%b (break in time series) 70.4%b (break in time series)
2004 67.3%b (break in time series) 68.4%b (break in time series)
2003 70.1% 71.3%
2002 69.3% 70.9%
2001 68.5% 70.7%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 78.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 74.0%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Steiermark has the 130th highest value.
  • The figure for Austria in 2025 was 77.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Steiermark
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat