Unemployment rate in Steiermark
The unemployment rate in Steiermark was 5.0% of the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Steiermark, 2025
5.0%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
Austria, 2025
5.7%
Position in 2025
163rd of 286
Unemployment rate in Steiermark over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Steiermark | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3%b (break in time series) | 6.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.1%b (break in time series) | 4.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2006 | 4.3% | 5.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5%b (break in time series) | 5.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 4.8%b (break in time series) | 5.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2003 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | 4.0% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 4.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.7%, the figure has changed by +0.3 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 286 regions with data for 2025, Steiermark has the 163rd highest value.
- The figure for Austria in 2025 was 5.7%.