Labor Force Participation Rate in European Union increased to 75.90 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 75.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Labor Force Participation Rate in European Union averaged 71.91 percent from 2003 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 75.90 percent in the third quarter of 2025 and a record low of 68.10 percent in the second quarter of 2003. source: EUROSTAT



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Employed Persons 208736.00 208317.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Change 0.10 0.10 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 166837.50 165997.90 Thousand Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.90 75.80 percent Sep 2025
Labour Costs 118.70 126.20 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.80 1.90 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 35384.60 36121.30 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 450.38 449.31 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 106.85 106.86 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 13043.00 13137.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.90 5.90 percent Dec 2025
Wage Growth 3.00 3.80 percent Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.70 14.90 percent Dec 2025


European Union Labor Force Participation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
75.90 75.80 75.90 68.10 2003 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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