Austria - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Austria was 46.61 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.93 in 2016, while its lowest value was 41.00 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 41.00
1991 41.14
1992 41.74
1993 42.01
1994 43.21
1995 43.53
1996 43.40
1997 43.52
1998 43.69
1999 43.68
2000 43.75
2001 44.04
2002 44.58
2003 44.59
2004 45.34
2005 45.46
2006 45.64
2007 45.70
2008 45.95
2009 46.26
2010 46.35
2011 46.54
2012 46.70
2013 46.78
2014 46.92
2015 46.90
2016 46.93
2017 46.85
2018 46.66
2019 46.66
2020 46.76
2021 46.61

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Austria was 4,647,774 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,666,182 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,535,944 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 3,535,944
1991 3,596,234
1992 3,676,557
1993 3,702,601
1994 3,861,784
1995 3,886,752
1996 3,853,787
1997 3,840,046
1998 3,883,217
1999 3,912,038
2000 3,912,110
2001 3,906,172
2002 3,981,298
2003 4,019,254
2004 3,921,984
2005 4,048,663
2006 4,115,134
2007 4,201,792
2008 4,245,798
2009 4,290,315
2010 4,308,084
2011 4,338,951
2012 4,386,197
2013 4,429,550
2014 4,451,602
2015 4,506,852
2016 4,589,908
2017 4,619,411
2018 4,649,702
2019 4,666,182
2020 4,637,815
2021 4,647,774

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure