Unemployment Rate in European Union remained unchanged at 5.90 percent in December. Unemployment Rate in European Union averaged 8.66 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.70 percent in January of 2013 and a record low of 5.80 percent in October of 2024. source: EUROSTAT

Unemployment Rate in European Union is expected to be 5.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the European Union Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.90 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 208736.00 208317.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Change 0.20 0.10 percent Dec 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 Unemployment Rate
In European Union, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.90 5.90 11.70 5.80 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
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