Monthly youth unemployment in European Union
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in the European Union was 15.5% in September 2026.
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
15.5%
Change from August 2026
+0.1percentage points
Monthly youth unemployment in European Union over time
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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 15.5% |
| August 2026 | 15.4% |
| July 2026 | 15.3% |
| June 2026 | 15.7% |
| May 2026 | 15.6% |
| April 2026 | 15.5% |
| March 2026 | 15.8% |
| February 2026 | 15.6% |
| January 2026 | 15.4% |
| December 2025 | 15.3% |
| November 2025 | 15.4% |
| October 2025 | 15.6% |
| September 2025 | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | 15.3% |
| July 2025 | 15.0% |
| June 2025 | 15.0% |
| May 2025 | 14.9% |
| April 2025 | 14.9% |
| March 2025 | 15.1% |
| February 2025 | 15.2% |
| January 2025 | 15.1% |
| December 2024 | 14.7% |
| November 2024 | 14.9% |
| October 2024 | 14.8% |
| September 2024 | 15.3% |
| August 2024 | 15.3% |
| July 2024 | 15.3% |
| June 2024 | 14.8% |
| May 2024 | 14.8% |
| April 2024 | 14.7% |
| March 2024 | 14.8% |
| February 2024 | 14.9% |
| January 2024 | 14.9% |
| December 2023 | 15.1% |
| November 2023 | 14.8% |
| October 2023 | 15.0% |
| September 2023 | 14.8% |
| August 2023 | 14.8% |
| July 2023 | 14.5% |
| June 2023 | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 15.4% in August 2026.
- Since November 2025, when it was 15.4%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
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