Unemployment Rate In the Euro Area remained unchanged at 6.20 percent in June. 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.

Among European Union countries in March 2025, Spain had the highest unemployment rate at 10.9 percent, followed by Finland at 9.4 percent. By contrast, Czechia has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe, at 2.6 percent. The overall rate of unemployment in the European Union was 5.8 percent in the same month - a historical low-point for unemployment in the EU, which had been at over 10 percent for much of the 2010s.

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.

This dataset provides values for UNEMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The three European countries with the greatest share of their business communities stating that they expect their number of employees to decrease over 2025 are Serbia, Germany and Austria. Almost one quarter of Serbian businesses believed they would have to lay off workers in 2025. By contrast, almost all the businesses in Turkey believe that they would either increase their number of employees or that their employment figures would remain unchanged during the year.

This dataset provides values for EMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The Netherlands had the highest employment rate among European Union countries in 2024, at 82.5 percent, while Iceland had the highest employment rate among all European countries. The second highest employment rate in the EU was that of Malta, which had an employment rate of 78.4 percent. Italy reported the lowest employment rate in the EU at 62.3 percent.

The average for 2025 based on 42 countries was 5.89 percent. The highest value was in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13.2 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 1.6 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Unemployment Rate in European Union remained unchanged at 5.90 percent in June. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - European Union Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, the unemployment rate of Europe's five largest economies ranged from 3.3 percent in Germany, to 12.1 percent in Spain. Throughout this provided time period, unemployment has consistently been lowest in Germany, and with the exception of 2005, 2006, and 2007, highest in Spain, when Germany briefly had a higher unemployment rate.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Monthly Unemployment Rate Total: From 15 to 24 Years for OECD (OECDLRHU24TTSTSAQ) from Q1 2005 to Q1 2025 about OECD Europe, 15 to 24 years, harmonized, Europe, labor force, labor, unemployment, and persons.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Male: From 15 to 24 Years for OECD (OECDLREM24MASTSAQ) from Q3 2010 to Q1 2025 about OECD Europe, 15 to 24 years, males, Europe, labor force, and labor.

This dataset provides values for LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Employment-to-population among youth worldwide fell in most world regions except for in North America, where it increased in recent years, and in Europe and Central Asia, where it remained stable. Declines were most notable in East and South Asia. The declining ratios must be seen in relation to increasing enrollment in education that usually comes with increasing levels of development.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: 15 Years or over for OECD (OECDLRUNTTTTSTSAQ) from Q3 2010 to Q1 2025 about OECD Europe, 15 years +, Europe, labor force, labor, unemployment, and persons.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Monthly Unemployment Rate Male: 15 Years or over for OECD (OECDLRHUTTMASTQ) from Q1 2005 to Q1 2025 about OECD Europe, males, harmonized, Europe, labor force, labor, and unemployment.

This dataset provides values for U6 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Female: From 15 to 24 Years for OECD (OECDLREM24FESTQ) from Q3 2010 to Q1 2025 about OECD Europe, 15 to 24 years, females, Europe, labor force, and labor.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: From 15 to 24 Years for OECD (OECDLRUN24TTSTQ) from Q3 2010 to Q1 2025 about OECD Europe, 15 to 24 years, Europe, labor force, labor, unemployment, and persons.