Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) in European Union

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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union was 6.2% in September 2026.

Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) % of the labour force Data: January 2000 to September 2026 Source: Eurostat

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, September 2026 6.2% % of the labour force

Change from August 2026 0percentage points August 2026: 6.2%

Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 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.

Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) (% of the labour force), January 2017 to September 2026 – most recent 40 periods; the CSV has all of them
Period	European Union
September 2026	6.2%
August 2026	6.2%
July 2026	6.2%
June 2026	6.2%
May 2026	6.1%
April 2026	6.1%
March 2026	6.1%
February 2026	6.1%
January 2026	6.0%
December 2025	6.0%
November 2025	6.0%
October 2025	6.0%
September 2025	6.0%
August 2025	6.0%
July 2025	6.0%
June 2025	6.0%
May 2025	6.0%
April 2025	6.0%
March 2025	6.0%
February 2025	6.0%
January 2025	6.0%
December 2024	5.9%
November 2024	5.9%
October 2024	5.8%
September 2024	5.9%
August 2024	5.9%
July 2024	6.0%
June 2024	6.0%
May 2024	6.0%
April 2024	6.0%
March 2024	6.0%
February 2024	6.1%
January 2024	6.1%
December 2023	6.1%
November 2023	6.1%
October 2023	6.1%
September 2023	6.1%
August 2023	6.1%
July 2023	6.1%
June 2023	6.0%

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In short

That is unchanged from August 2026.
Since November 2025, when it was 6.0%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.

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All statistics for European Union

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 6.0% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 15.2% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.9% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 76.1% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 71.3% 2025 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 37.0 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: une_rt_m · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=M s_adj=SA age=TOTAL sex=T unit=PC_ACT
Observation period: January 2000 to September 2026 for European Union
Provider update: 5 November 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

What this measures

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force for each month, seasonally adjusted. Eurostat's monthly series covers ages 15 to 74 for most countries and is revised as survey results arrive.

Population covered: Labour force, all ages covered by the monthly series

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