European Union Unemployment
December 2025
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Last update:The number of unemployed persons in the European Union varied by -94,000 in December 2025 in a monthly basis, reaching a total of 13,043,000.
| October 2025 | November 2025 | December 2025 | |
| total unemployed in Euro Area | 10,937,000 | 10,853,000 | 10,792,000 |
| total unemployed in European Union | 13,248,000 | 13,137,000 | 13,043,000 |
The unemployment rate in European Union was 5.90% in December 2025, a 0.0 percentage points variation compared with the previous month, and 0.0 percentage points compared the previous year.
unemployment rate in European Unionunemployment rate in Euro Area
Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession