Work & Labour in Steiermark 53 indicators covering work & labour for Steiermark. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.2% 2025 up 3.8% 161st Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.7% 2025 up 3.5% 164th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 297th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 950.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.9% 302nd Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 950.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.9% 302nd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% 2025 up 5.8% 145th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.7% 2025 up 5.8% 145th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 647.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 296th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 647.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 296th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 297th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 297th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 297th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 74.7% 2025 up 5.5% 150th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.4 Hour 2025 down 5.1% 369th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 297th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.7% 2025 up 5.5% 150th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 35.1 Hour 2025 down 3.8% 356th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5.0% 2025 up 6.4% 227th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 32.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.4% 286th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 32.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.4% 286th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 5.0% 2025 up 6.4% 227th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.4% 286th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 5.0% 2025 up 6.4% 227th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 104.4 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 2.6% 195th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 96,900 Euro 2024 up 36.1% 71st Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 80.8% 2025 down 2.7% 197th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 659.5 Thousand 2024 up 9.8% 237th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 96,900 Euro 2024 up 36.1% 252nd Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 1.03 million Thousand 2023 up 5.1% 196th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 53,700 Euro 2023 up 36.3% 55th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 31,076 2023 up 55.1% 144th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 10.6% 2025 up 65.6% 157th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 6.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.5% 331st Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 33.7% 2025 up 6.6% 81st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 10.6% 2025 up 65.6% 156th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 10.6% 2025 up 65.6% 156th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 15.2% 2025 up 38.2% 248th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 6.0% 2025 up 30.4% 107th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 3.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 5.9% 224th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 294th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 615.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.5% 294th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 67.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.4% 294th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 9.8% 2026 down 14.0% 73rd Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -52.1% 2026 down 1,432.3% 203rd Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 21.4 Thousand persons 2024 up 39.9% 227th Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 30,355 2020 down 12.1% 204th Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 31,124 2019 down 7.4% 190th Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 19,470 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 9.8% 26th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 19,470 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 9.8% 26th Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 19,470 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 9.8% 26th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.31 billion Euro 2023 up 18.4% 45th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 575.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 8.2% 232nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 575.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 8.2% 232nd