European Union Unemployment
August 2025
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Last update:The number of unemployed persons in the European Union varied by +39,000 in August 2025 in a monthly basis, reaching a total of 13,089,000.
| June 2025 | July 2025 | August 2025 | |
| total unemployed in Euro Area | 10,978,000 | 10,831,000 | 10,842,000 |
| total unemployed in European Union | 13,192,000 | 13,050,000 | 13,089,000 |
The unemployment rate in European Union was 5.90% in August 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