Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Jul 2026
Next release
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Forecast
6.40 %
Highest
12.30 %on Jan 31, 2013
Lowest
6.10 %on Jan 31, 2026
Indicator info
In Euro Area, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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Frequently asked questions
To calculate Euro Area unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Euro Area unemployment rate is 6.10%.
The highest figure Euro Area unemployment rate has ever reached is 12.30%.
Last month Euro Area unemployment rate was 6.40%, and the month before it reached 6.40%.