The Euro Area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8.3 percent in December 2020, in line with market expectations and compare with 7.4 percent a year earlier. The number of unemployed edged up by 55 thousand from the previous month to 13.616 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers under 25 years old, rose to 18.5 percent in December, from 18.1 percent in the previous month. Amongst the largest Euro Area economies, the highest jobless rates were recorded in Spain (16.2 percent), Italy (9 percent), France (8.9 percent), while the lowest rates were recorded in the Netherlands (3.9 percent) and Germany (4.6 percent). source: EUROSTAT

Unemployment Rate in the Euro Area averaged 9.55 percent from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 12.10 percent in February of 2013 and a record low of 7.20 percent in February of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2021.

Unemployment Rate in Euro Area is expected to be 9.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Euro Area to stand at 9.50 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Euro Area Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.80 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Euro Area Unemployment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.30 8.30 12.10 7.20 1995 - 2020 percent Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-10-30 10:00 AM Sep 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 8.6%
2020-12-02 10:00 AM Oct 8.4% 8.5% 8.4% 8.5%
2021-01-08 10:00 AM Nov 8.3% 8.4% 8.5% 8.5%
2021-02-01 10:00 AM Dec 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 8.3%
2021-03-04 10:00 AM Jan 8.3% 8.4%
2021-04-06 09:00 AM Feb
2021-04-30 09:00 AM Mar
2021-06-01 09:00 AM Apr
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News Stream
Euro Area Jobless Rate Steady at 8.3%
The Euro Area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8.3 percent in December 2020, in line with market expectations and compare with 7.4 percent a year earlier. The number of unemployed edged up by 55 thousand from the previous month to 13.616 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers under 25 years old, rose to 18.5 percent in December, from 18.1 percent in the previous month. Amongst the largest Euro Area economies, the highest jobless rates were recorded in Spain (16.2 percent), Italy (9 percent), France (8.9 percent), while the lowest rates were recorded in the Netherlands (3.9 percent) and Germany (4.6 percent).
2021-02-01
Eurozone Jobless Rate Falls Slightly in November
The Euro Area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 8.3 percent in November 2020, from 8.4 percent in the previous month, and moving further away from an over two-year high of 8.7 percent hit back in July. The number of unemployed people decreased by 172 thousand to 13.609 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers under 25 years old, rose to 18.4 percent in November, from 18.0 percent in the previous month. Amongst the largest Euro Area economies, the highest jobless rates were recorded in Spain (16.4 percent), Italy (8.9 percent), France (8.8 percent), while the lowest rates were recorded in the Netherlands (4.0 percent) and Germany (4.5 percent).
2021-01-08
Eurozone Jobless Rate Falls in October
The Euro Area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 8.4 percent in October 2020, from an upwardly revised 8.5 percent in the previous month and moving further away from an over two-year high of 8.7 percent hit back in July. The number of unemployed decreased by 86,000 from the previous month to 13.825 million. Still, the Eurostat warns that the numbers do not capture in full the unprecedented labor market situation triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak, as people only count as unemployed if they were actively seeking work in the last four weeks and were available to start work within the next two weeks. There was a sharp increase in the number of claims for unemployment benefits across the bloc; while a significant part of those who had registered in unemployment agencies were no longer actively looking for a job or no longer available for work, for instance, if they had to take care of their children.
2020-12-02
Euro Area Unemployment Rate at 2-1/2-Year High
The unemployment rate in the Euro Area was unchanged at 8.3 percent in September of 2020, the same as an upwardly revised 8.3 percent in August and the highest since April of 2018. Figures came in line with market expectations and compare with 7.5 percent a year earlier. 13.612 million people were unemployed in the Euro Area in September, an increase of 75,000 from August and a rise of 1.376 million from a year earlier.
2020-10-30

Euro Area Unemployment Rate
In Euro Area, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.