Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the European Union, the unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in September 2026, the same value recorded in the previous month.
Sample. There are 321 observations in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The period covered by the series is from January 2000 to September 2026.
History. Check out some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the unemployment rate achieved a maximum of 11.7 per cent in January 2013; it recorded a bottom of 5.8 per cent in October 2024; it had an average value of 8.6 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 6.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.20000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 6.20000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | European Union |
| 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 |