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Unemployment in the euro area

Unemployment in the euro area: 6.4% in August 2026; highest 12.3% in February 2013, lowest 6.2% in October 2024 since 2000 — Eurostat.

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What was the unemployment rate in the euro area in each of the last 36 months, overall and for under-25s?

MonthUnemployment rateYouth unemployment rate (under 25)
August 20266.4%15.0%
July 20266.4%15.1%
June 20266.4%15.2%
May 20266.4%15.2%
April 20266.4%15.2%
March 20266.4%15.3%
February 20266.4%15.2%
January 20266.3%15.1%
December 20256.3%15.1%
November 20256.3%15.1%
October 20256.3%15.3%
September 20256.3%15.0%
August 20256.3%14.8%
July 20256.3%14.6%
June 20256.3%14.6%
May 20256.3%14.6%
April 20256.3%14.5%
March 20256.3%14.8%
February 20256.3%14.9%
January 20256.3%14.6%
December 20246.2%14.4%
November 20246.2%14.5%
October 20246.2%14.6%
September 20246.3%14.8%
August 20246.3%15.0%
July 20246.4%15.0%
June 20246.4%14.6%
May 20246.4%14.5%
April 20246.4%14.4%
March 20246.4%14.5%
February 20246.5%14.8%
January 20246.5%14.8%
December 20236.5%14.8%
November 20236.5%14.7%
October 20236.6%15.0%
September 20236.6%14.8%

What was the unemployment rate in the euro area each December since 2000?

YearDecember
20256.3%
20246.2%
20236.5%
20226.7%
20217.1%
20208.2%
20197.5%
20187.8%
20178.7%
20169.7%
201510.5%
201411.5%
201312.1%
201212.1%
201110.9%
201010.2%
200910.1%
20088.3%
20077.4%
20068.0%
20059.1%
20049.4%
20039.4%
20029.2%
20018.8%
20008.9%

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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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