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Unemployment in Europe by country, September 2026
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in September 2026: euro area 6.4% (August 2026), EU 6.1% (August 2026); among countries reporting for September 2026 highest Finland 11.0%, lowest Netherlands 4.0% — Eurostat, every country and month.
What was the unemployment rate in each European country and the euro area in September 2026?
Source: Eurostat (reuse with attribution). Unemployment, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labour force (dataset une_rt_m). Euro area = the 21 member countries from 2026, back-calculated. Source record.
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