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Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Austria

Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Austria was 714,002 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons714,002
Change on 2023-0.8%
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high720,6092022
Series low612,8722009

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Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Austria, 2008 to 2024

600K625K650K675K700K725K2008201120142017202020242008: 626,116 persons2009: 612,872 persons2010: 616,498 persons2011: 628,922 persons2012: 640,509 persons2013: 645,425 persons2014: 651,401 persons2015: 655,210 persons2016: 657,152 persons2017: 668,351 persons2018: 679,425 persons2019: 685,256 persons2020: 676,322 persons2021: 709,418 persons2022: 720,609 persons2023: 720,092 persons2024: 714,002 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
2024714,002
2023720,092
2022720,609
2021709,418 Series break
2020676,322
2019685,256
2018679,425 Series break
2017668,351
2016657,152
2015655,210
2014651,401
2013645,425
2012640,509
2011628,922
2010616,498
2009612,872
2008626,116

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Austria714,002
European Union (27)30,039,891

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Austria, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Austria, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-trade/austria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Austria, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-trade/austria.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Austria, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-trade/austria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Austria?

Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Austria was 714,002 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Austria?

720,609 in 2022, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles elsewhere in European Union (27)

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