Employment In the Euro Area increased by 0.20 in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Unemployment Rate In the Euro Area decreased to 6.20 percent in April from 6.30 percent in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for the Euro Area (SLEMPTOTLSPZSEMU) from 1991 to 2024 about employment-population ratio, Euro Area, Europe, employment, and population.

Euro Area - Employment rate was 71.20% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Employment rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Employment rate reached a record high of 72.50% in December of 2019 and a record low of 67.30% in December of 2013.

Full Time Employment In the Euro Area decreased to 123782.50 Thousand in the first quarter of 2025 from 124141.20 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Euro Area Full Time Employment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Rate: Aged 25-54: Females for the Euro Area (19 Countries) (LREM25FEEZQ156N) from Q2 2000 to Q4 2022 about 25 to 54 years, employment-population ratio, females, Euro Area, Europe, employment, population, and rate.

Euro Area - Part-time employment rate was 20.00% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Part-time employment rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on May of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Part-time employment rate reached a record high of 22.40% in December of 2015 and a record low of 19.80% in December of 2009.

Unemployment in the European Union has reached its low point in the twenty-first century in 2025. The share of the labour force out of work was slighly under 5.8 percent between January and March of that year, a marked decrease from its most recent peak of 7.8 percent in the Summer of 2020. While the jobs recovery has been strong in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic in the EU, this number is still far above the remarkably low rate in the United States, which has reached 4.3 percent in 2024. Nevertheless, this recent decline is a positive development for the EU countries, many of which have long suffered from chronic unemployment issues. In some regional labour markets in the EU, the issue is now less of people who can't find work, but employers who cannot find employees, leading to labour shortages. The sick men of Europe Several EU member states have long had high unemployment rates, with the large numbers of people in long-term unemployment being particularly concerning. Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and Portugal have all had double-digit unemployment rates for significant amounts of time during this period, with the ability of people to freely migrate to other EU countries for work only marginally decreasing this. While these countries have long dealt with these issues due to their declining legacy industries and the struggle of competing in a liberalized, globalized economy, their unemployment rates reached their highest points following the global financial crisis, great recession, and Eurozone crisis. These interconnected crises led to a period of prolonged stagnation in their economies, with unemployment reaching as high as 25 percent in Greece, the worst affected economy.

The total employment rate in the European reached 71.7 percent in the third quarter of 2024, an increase on the previous quarter and amongst the highest employment rates in the union since 2005. There is a marked inequality between the male and female employment rates in the EU, with the male employment rate being approximately 75 percent, while the rate for females is around 66 percent. The gap between men and women has declined since 2005, when the gap was almost 15 percent, rather than the 10 percent it is today.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Rate: Aged 25-54: All Persons for the Euro Area (19 Countries) (LREM25TTEZQ156S) from Q1 2005 to Q4 2022 about 25 to 54 years, employment-population ratio, Euro Area, Europe, employment, population, and rate.

This statistic shows the youth unemployment rate as a share of the total labor force in the European Union and the Euro area from 2011 to 2023. The figures refer to those younger than 25 years. In 2023, the youth unemployment rate in the EU and Euro area was 14.5 percent.

The statistic shows the seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in EU member states as of November 2024. The source defines youth unemployment as unemployment of those younger than 25 years. In November 2024, the seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in Spain was at 26.6 percent. Youth unemployment rate in EU member states Unemployment is a crucial economic factor for a country; youth unemployment is often examined separately because it tends to be higher than unemployment in older age groups. It comprises the unemployment figures of a country’s labor force aged 15 to 24 years old (i.e. the earliest point at which mandatory school education ends). Typically, teenagers and those in their twenties who are fresh out of education do not find jobs right away, especially if the country’s economy is experiencing difficulties, as can be seen above. Additionally, it also tends to be higher in emerging markets than in industrialized nations. Worldwide, youth unemployment figures have not changed significantly over the last decade, nor are they expected to improve in the next few years. Youth unemployment is most prevalent in the Middle East and North Africa, even though these regions report high unemployment figures regardless (Zimbabwe and Turkmenistan are among the countries with the highest unemployment rates in the world, for example), and are also highly populated areas with a rather weak infrastructure, compared to industrialized regions. In the European Union and the euro area, unemployment in general has been on the rise since 2008, which is due to the economic crisis which caused bankruptcy and financial trouble for many employers, and thus led to considerable job loss, less job offerings, and consequently, to a rise of the unemployment rate. Older workers are struggling to find new jobs despite their experience, and young graduates are struggling to find new jobs, because they have none. All in all, the number of unemployed persons worldwide is projected to rise, this is not down to the economic crisis alone, but also the industrial automation of processes previously performed by workers, as well as rising population figures.

There were over 31 million people working in the manufacturing sector in the European Union, as of 2024, the most of any economic sector. Employees working in wholesale and retail trade numbered approximately 25.8 million, while there were just over 22.2 million people working in human health and social work.

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Labor cost index in Euro area, December, 2024 The most recent value is 118.2 index points as of Q4 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 117.3 index points. Historically, the average for Euro area from Q1 2002 to Q4 2024 is 87.71 index points. The minimum of 66.4 index points was recorded in Q1 2002, while the maximum of 118.2 index points was reached in Q4 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Euro Area - Employment: Manufacturing was 21204.72 Thousand in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Employment: Manufacturing - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Employment: Manufacturing reached a record high of 21472.29 Thousand in September of 2019 and a record low of 20766.26 Thousand in March of 2021.

Euro Area - Overall employment growth was 2.20% in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Overall employment growth - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Overall employment growth reached a record high of 2.20% in December of 2022 and a record low of -1.70% in December of 2009.

Euro Area - Employment rate: From 15 to 24 years was 36.50% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Employment rate: From 15 to 24 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Employment rate: From 15 to 24 years reached a record high of 36.70% in December of 2023 and a record low of 30.80% in December of 2014.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Rate: Aged 15-64: All Persons for the Euro Area (19 Countries) (LREM64TTEZQ156S) from Q1 2005 to Q4 2022 about employment-population ratio, 15 to 64 years, Euro Area, Europe, employment, population, and rate.