The number of employed persons in the Euro Area grew by 0.5% from the previous year to 176.308 million in the first quarter of 2026, slowing from the 0.7% increase in the previous quarter and aligned with the flash estimate. source: EUROSTAT
Employment Change YoY In the Euro Area decreased to 0.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 0.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Employment Change YoY in Euro area averaged 0.86 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.10 percent in the first quarter of 2022 and a record low of -2.70 percent in the second quarter of 2020. Euro Area Employment Change YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Employment Change YoY In the Euro Area decreased to 0.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 0.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Employment Change YoY in Euro area is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Employment Change YoY is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.