Long Term Unemployment Rate In the Euro Area decreased to 2 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 2.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Long Term Unemployment Rate in Euro Area averaged 3.76 percent from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 6.20 percent in the first quarter of 2014 and a record low of 1.90 percent in the third quarter of 2024. source: EUROSTAT

Long Term Unemployment Rate in Euro Area is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Long Term Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Change 0.20 0.10 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 125513.80 124878.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.90 75.80 percent Sep 2025
Labour Cost Index YoY 115.80 123.90 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.00 2.10 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 31714.50 32459.20 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 351.38 350.18 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 104.10 104.19 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 10792.00 10853.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.20 6.30 percent Dec 2025
Wage Growth YoY 3.00 3.80 percent Sep 2025
Wages 2621.00 2600.00 EUR/Month Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.30 14.40 percent Dec 2025


Euro Area Long Term Unemployment Rate
In the Euro Area, the long term unemployment rate refers to the share of unemployed persons since 12 months or more in the total number of active persons (those who are either employed or unemployed) in the labour market.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.00 2.10 6.20 1.90 1997 - 2025 percent Quarterly
NSA