European Union Unemployment
October 2025
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Last update:The number of unemployed persons in the European Union varied by +32,000 in October 2025 in a monthly basis, reaching a total of 13,351,000.
| August 2025 | September 2025 | October 2025 | |
| total unemployed in Euro Area | 11,010,000 | 11,046,000 | 11,033,000 |
| total unemployed in European Union | 13,296,000 | 13,319,000 | 13,351,000 |
The unemployment rate in European Union was 6.00% in October 2025, a 0.0 percentage points variation compared with the previous month, and +0.2 percentage points compared the previous year.
unemployment rate in European Unionunemployment rate in Euro Area
Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession