Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro Area, the unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September 2026, the same value recorded in August.
Sample. The monthly time series presented in the graph has 321 data points. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 2000 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we computed on the whole sample: the unemployment rate was equal on average to 8.9 per cent; it reached a minimum of 6.2 per cent in October 2024; it reached a maximum of 12.3 per cent in January 2013.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 6.50000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.50000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 6.50000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Euro Area |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |