The number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate published by the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) are based on the unemployed persons registered at AMS offices and the number of employees recorded by the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions. The number of unemployed and employed persons extracted from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) complies with the Labour Force Concept, which is based on the ILO definition on employment and unemployment
Please consult the Website of the Austrian Public Employment Service for more information.
For the time being, only data free of charge are being provided, for more detailed information please look at the respective database!