Eurozone Employment Revised Higher

2025-12-05 10:13 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

The number of employed persons in the Euro Area rose by 0.2% in the from the previous quarter to 172.21 million in the third quarter of 2025, revised higher from the preliminary estimate of a 0.1% and ahead of the initial market expectations of a 0.1% increase.

It was the 18th consecutive period of employment growth in the currency bloc, extending the slow but consistent trend of increasing jobs in the European labor market.

Among the largest economies, employment grew 0.7% for a second period in Spain and 0.1% in France, while that from Italy also edged 0.1% higher to erase the pullback in June.

On the other hand, employment contracted by 0.1% in Germany to mark nine consecutive quarters without employment growth.

From the previous year, employment in the Eurozone grew by 0.6%, the softest pace since the post-Covid recovery began in the second quarter of 2021.



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Eurozone Employment Revised Higher
The number of employed persons in the Euro Area rose by 0.2% in the from the previous quarter to 172.21 million in the third quarter of 2025, revised higher from the preliminary estimate of a 0.1% and ahead of the initial market expectations of a 0.1% increase. It was the 18th consecutive period of employment growth in the currency bloc, extending the slow but consistent trend of increasing jobs in the European labor market. Among the largest economies, employment grew 0.7% for a second period in Spain and 0.1% in France, while that from Italy also edged 0.1% higher to erase the pullback in June. On the other hand, employment contracted by 0.1% in Germany to mark nine consecutive quarters without employment growth. From the previous year, employment in the Eurozone grew by 0.6%, the softest pace since the post-Covid recovery began in the second quarter of 2021.
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