Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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.
33 countries have a value for September 2026, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.
Trend 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 | Germany | France | Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.2% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| August 2026 | 6.2% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 10.2% |
| July 2026 | 6.2% | 4.0% | 8.3% | 10.2% |
| June 2026 | 6.2% | 4.0% | 8.3% | 10.2% |
| May 2026 | 6.1% | 3.9% | 8.4% | 10.2% |
| April 2026 | 6.1% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 10.2% |
| March 2026 | 6.1% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 10.3% |
| February 2026 | 6.1% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 10.3% |
| January 2026 | 6.0% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 10.3% |
| December 2025 | 6.0% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 10.2% |
| November 2025 | 6.0% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 10.1% |
| October 2025 | 6.0% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 10.2% |
| September 2025 | 6.0% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| August 2025 | 6.0% | 3.8% | 7.8% | 10.5% |
| July 2025 | 6.0% | 3.8% | 7.8% | 10.6% |
| June 2025 | 6.0% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 10.6% |
| May 2025 | 6.0% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| April 2025 | 6.0% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| March 2025 | 6.0% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 10.8% |
| February 2025 | 6.0% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 10.8% |
| January 2025 | 6.0% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 10.8% |
| December 2024 | 5.9% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 10.8% |
| November 2024 | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 10.8% |
| October 2024 | 5.8% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 10.9% |
| September 2024 | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| August 2024 | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| July 2024 | 6.0% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 11.4% |
| June 2024 | 6.0% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 11.5% |
| May 2024 | 6.0% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 11.6% |
| April 2024 | 6.0% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 11.6% |
| March 2024 | 6.0% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 11.7% |
| February 2024 | 6.1% | 3.3% | 7.5% | 11.7% |
| January 2024 | 6.1% | 3.2% | 7.6% | 11.9% |
| December 2023 | 6.1% | 3.2% | 7.7% | 11.9% |
| November 2023 | 6.1% | 3.2% | 7.6% | 12.0% |
| October 2023 | 6.1% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 12.0% |
| September 2023 | 6.1% | 3.1% | 7.4% | 12.0% |
| August 2023 | 6.1% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 12.0% |
| July 2023 | 6.1% | 3.0% | 7.5% | 12.0% |
| June 2023 | 6.0% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 11.9% |
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In short
- Among the 33 countries with a value for September 2026, the highest is Finland (11.0%) and the lowest Japan (2.4%).
- Half of the countries are above 5.9% and half below.
- From August 2026 to September 2026 the value rose in 13 countries and fell in 9.
- The figure for the European Union was 6.2% in September 2026, against 6.7% in September 2021 (−0.5 percentage points).
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All countries in September 2026 Every value is for September 2026, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Finland 11.0%
- 2 North Macedonia 10.7%
- 3 Spain 10.3%
- 4 Sweden 8.6%
- 5 France 8.5%
- 6 Türkiye 8.4%
- 7 Estonia 8.0%
- 8 Greece 7.6%
- 9 Latvia 7.3%
- 10 Luxembourg 7.3%
- 11 Denmark 6.8%
- 12 Austria 6.3%
- 13 Italy 6.3%
- 14 Romania 6.3%
- 15 Lithuania 6.2%
- 16 Belgium 6.0%
- 17 Iceland 5.9%
- 18 Slovakia 5.7%
- 19 Portugal 5.6%
- 20 Norway 5.0%
- 21 Ireland 4.7%
- 22 Hungary 4.6%
- 23 Croatia 4.3%
- 24 United States 4.2%
- 25 Germany 4.1%
- 26 Cyprus 4.0%
- 27 Netherlands 4.0%
- 28 Slovenia 3.6%
- 29 Bulgaria 3.4%
- 30 Malta 3.4%
- 31 Poland 3.4%
- 32 Czechia 2.8%
- 33 Japan 2.4%
- European Union 6.2%
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Grey: no value for September 2026. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.