Austria and Germany see rising unemployment in July 2026

unemployment rise Austria Germany July 2026 labour market

In July 2026 Austria’s labour market continued to weaken. In Niederösterreich the Arbeitsmarktservice recorded 45,778 job‑seekers, a 5.6 % rise over the previous year and a national unemployment rate of 6.9 %. The Steiermark region reported 40,871 unemployed, up 3.7 % year‑on‑year, while the overall Austrian unemployment rate has risen for the third consecutive year.

Germany also posted higher joblessness. The Federal Employment Agency’s seasonally adjusted figures showed an increase of 6,000 unemployed, bringing the total to 3.007 million and the unemployment rate to 6.4 %. Without seasonal adjustment the rise was 27,700. In the Recklinghausen district the number of unemployed rose 2.6 % to 28,894, lifting the local rate to 8.7 %. Hessen reported 215,000 unemployed in July, 6,700 more than the month before, and a trade‑group warned that higher minijob taxes could endanger hundreds of thousands of part‑time jobs.

Entities: Andrea Nahles · Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS) Austria · Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ) · Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Daniel Terzenbach · Federal Employment Agency · Jochen Danninger · Karl‑Heinz Snobe · Sandra Kern

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Germany’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rose by 6,000 in July 2026 to 3.007 million, giving a rate of 6.4 %. (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Recklinghausen district unemployment rose 2.6 % to 28,894 in July 2026, with a local rate of 8.7 %. (Agentur für Arbeit Recklinghausen)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Steiermark had 40,871 unemployed in the first half of 2026, a 3.7 % year‑on‑year increase. (AMS Steiermark)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Hessen reported 215,000 unemployed in July 2026, an increase of 6,700 from the previous month. (VhU / regional labour data)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Without seasonal adjustment, German unemployment increased by 27,700 to 3.007 million in July 2026. (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
[● 2 SOURCES] Unemployment in Austria has risen for three consecutive years as of July 2026. (AMS commentary)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Austria’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 % in July 2026. (AMS national data)
[○ 1 SOURCE] In Niederösterreich 45,778 people were registered as unemployed in July 2026, a 5.6 % increase over the previous year. (AMS NÖ report)