Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Austria

Austria: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 71 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
71
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
16th
of 47 countries
All-time high
81
in 2016
All-time low
47
in 1999
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Austria, 1999–2020

0204060801999200920201999: 472000: 472001: 512002: 522003: 632004: 702005: 732006: 672007: 632008: 672009: 752010: 552011: 632012: 652013: 662014: 702015: 702016: 812017: 772018: 662019: 622020: 71

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Austria recorded 71 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020.

That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Austria peaked at 81 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47, in 1999.

Austria ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) in Austria, 1999 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1999 47 —
2000 47 +0.0%
2001 51 +8.5%
2002 52 +2.0%
2003 63 +21.2%
2004 70 +11.1%
2005 73 +4.3%
2006 67 -8.2%
2007 63 -6.0%
2008 67 +6.3%
2009 75 +11.9%
2010 55 -26.7%
2011 63 +14.5%
2012 65 +3.2%
2013 66 +1.5%
2014 70 +6.1%
2015 70 +0.0%
2016 81 +15.7%
2017 77 -4.9%
2018 66 -14.3%
2019 62 -6.1%
2020 71 +14.5%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 71 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 71 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47 47 47 1
2000s 62.8 47 75 10
2010s 67.5 55 81 10
2020s 71 71 71 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 13 Netherlands 123 compare
  2. 13 Netherlands 123 compare
  3. 15 Belgium 89 compare
  4. 17 Poland 62 compare
  5. 17 Poland 62 compare
  6. 19 Bulgaria 60 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Austria?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Austria was 71 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 81 in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 47 in 1999.
How does Austria rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Austria ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 1998–2020
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