Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro Area, the unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July 2026, unchanged with respect to June 2026.
Sample. There are 319 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time period stretching from January 2000 to July 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate hit a trough of 6.2 per cent in October 2024; it recorded its highest level of 12.3 in February 2013; it had a mean of 8.9.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 6.30000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6.40000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.40000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Euro Area |
| 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 | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |