Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Steiermark
Steiermark: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Steiermark, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Steiermark stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Steiermark peaked at 5.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2019.
Steiermark ranks 227th of 440 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Steiermark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.2% | — |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Steiermark
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 950.5 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.7% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.4 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 950.5 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Steiermark?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Steiermark was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Steiermark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Steiermark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- How does Steiermark rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Steiermark ranks 227th out of 440 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Steiermark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Steiermark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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