Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in European Union
The unemployment rate in the European Union was 6.0% of the labour force in 2025.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Change from 2024
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in European Union over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.2%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
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Long-term unemployment rate
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
76.1%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
71.3%
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Usual weekly working hours
37.0 hours per week
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