Overview
In June 2026, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3%, stable compared with May 2026 as well as with June 2025. The EU unemployment rate was 6.0% in June 2026, also stable compared with May 2026 as well as with June 2025. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 13.317 million persons in the EU, of whom 11.130 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2026.
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Compared with May 2026, unemployment increased by 79 thousand in the EU and by 71 thousand in the euro area.
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Compared with June 2025, unemployment increased by 112 thousand in the EU and by 43 thousand in the euro area.
Youth unemployment
In June 2026, 2.987 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.351 million were in the euro area. In June 2026, the youth unemployment rate was 15.5% in the EU, up from 15.4% in the previous month, and 14.8% in the euro area, down from 14.9% in May 2026.
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Compared with May 2026, youth unemployment increased by 29 thousand in the EU, while it remained unchanged in the euro area.
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Compared with June 2025, youth unemployment increased by 53 thousand in the EU and decreased by 8 thousand in the euro area.
Unemployment by sex
In June 2026, the unemployment rate for women was 6.1% in the EU, down from 6.2% in May 2026, and the unemployment rate for men was 5.9%, up from 5.8% in the previous month. In the euro area, the unemployment rate for women was 6.4%, stable compared with May 2026, and the unemployment rate for men was 6.2%, up from 6.1% in May 2026.
Additional labour market indicators
The estimates in this News Release are based on the globally used International Labour Organisation (ILO) standard definition of unemployment, which counts as unemployed people without a job who have been actively seeking work in the last four weeks and are available to start work within the next two weeks.
To capture in full the labour market situation, the data on unemployment have been complemented by additional indicators, e.g. underemployed part-time workers, persons seeking work but not immediately available and persons available to work but not seeking, released together with EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) data for the first quarter of 2026.
EU-LFS data for the second quarter of 2026 will be released on 11 September 2026.
Tables
Seasonally adjusted unemployment, totals
Rates (%)
Number of persons (in thousands)
Jun-25
Mar-26
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
Jun-25
Mar-26
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.3
11 087
11 211
11 124
11 059
11 130
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
13 205
13 427
13 288
13 238
13 317
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.3
334
343
343
347
345
3.6
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
111
87
87
88
92
2.9
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.3
157
175
167
160
178
6.8
6.6
6.9
6.8
6.5
222
219
230
227
217
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
1 649
1 688
1 687
1 690
1 696
7.4
6.3
6.4
6.6
6.6
56
47
48
49
49
4.6
5.0
4.8
4.9
5.0
136
147
141
142
145
9.2
10.3
9.0
7.8
8.0
440
497
429
369
382
10.5
10.3
10.2
10.2
10.1
2 615
2 584
2 566
2 566
2 553
7.7
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.2
2 442
2 609
2 623
2 639
2 635
4.8
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
86
77
76
76
76
5.9
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.7
1 512
1 388
1 389
1 361
1 458
4.5
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
23
17
17
16
16
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.8
65
62
62
62
64
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.0
6.9
109
112
113
113
110
6.5
7.0
7.0
6.9
7.1
23
25
25
24
25
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.5
215
214
223
212
217
2.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.5
9
12
12
12
12
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
386
407
397
399
393
6.0
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.7
284
273
275
277
270
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
544
537
544
548
551
6.0
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.6
333
333
323
316
317
6.2
6.5
6.3
6.4
6.3
504
534
512
522
512
3.5
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.8
35
42
42
41
39
5.5
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.8
150
161
161
160
161
9.7
10.5
10.5
10.5
10.5
278
302
303
303
303
8.8
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
506
504
504
503
503
4.1
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.5
10
13
13
13
13
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
139
144
144
144
143
4.9
5.0
:
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:
253
256
:
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:
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
7 034
7 186
7 365
7 300
7 088
Seasonally adjusted youth (under 25s) unemployment
Rates (%)
Number of persons (in thousands)
Jun-25
Mar-26
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
Jun-25
Mar-26
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
14.7
15.2
14.9
14.9
14.8
2 359
2 398
2 353
2 351
2 351
15.0
15.7
15.3
15.4
15.5
2 934
3 016
2 930
2 958
2 987
15.5
18.7
18.5
18.5
18.5
74
89
90
90
90
15.1
11.3
11.2
11.6
12.6
18
14
14
14
16
10.7
9.9
9.8
8.6
12.9
35
33
31
28
44
14.9
15.6
12.9
15.4
16.6
80
78
64
82
86
6.9
7.3
7.2
7.1
7.1
315
317
313
308
304
26.9
20.4
21.3
22.5
22.7
18
12
13
14
14
11.6
11.3
9.8
9.9
10.8
43
39
34
34
37
18.6
25.1
17.1
15.9
19.5
51
70
45
42
55
24.6
24.3
24.0
24.0
23.4
454
461
459
465
456
19.0
21.2
21.3
21.3
21.1
652
729
735
735
730
18.0
17.1
16.1
16.1
16.1
21
19
18
18
18
20.0
18.4
17.8
16.9
18.4
265
224
220
205
226
15.2
12.7
7.8
7.8
7.8
5
4
2
2
2
15.2
7.8
8.4
9.3
10.6
11
5
6
6
7
14.6
15.7
14.4
13.6
12.2
14
17
16
15
14
18.7
20.5
20.6
20.2
20.8
5
5
5
5
5
13.8
12.6
12.8
12.8
13.5
41
36
36
36
40
7.7
9.8
9.1
9.0
9.5
2
3
3
3
3
8.7
8.9
8.7
8.7
8.5
157
160
157
157
152
13.7
11.3
9.5
8.0
9.9
73
59
50
42
51
12.2
12.2
12.4
12.5
12.6
134
136
139
140
141
19.1
19.0
17.9
19.8
18.9
73
71
67
74
71
24.6
28.8
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:
128
142
:
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:
11.1
14.0
12.1
12.1
12.1
8
13
11
11
11
15.5
17.5
17.6
17.3
17.1
21
23
23
22
22
22.2
22.7
23.0
23.2
23.2
73
76
77
77
77
23.9
24.5
24.7
24.8
24.9
166
175
175
176
177
9.1
12.6
12.6
12.6
12.7
3
5
5
5
5
15.7
14.9
11.1
14.4
13.0
72
68
50
65
61
8.9
8.5
:
:
:
54
50
:
:
:
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates (%), by sex
Males
Females
Jun-25
Mar-26
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
Jun-25
Mar-26
Apr-26
May-26
Jun-26
6.1
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.5
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.4
5.8
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.9
6.1
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.1
6.7
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.4
5.3
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.2
3.8
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.3
3.4
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.9
3.3
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.7
7.3
6.8
6.9
5.8
6.6
6.2
6.4
7.0
8.0
6.4
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.2
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
7.4
6.6
6.4
6.6
6.6
7.4
6.0
6.5
6.6
6.6
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.4
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.4
7.6
7.7
5.8
5.0
6.0
11.2
13.4
12.8
11.1
10.4
9.3
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
11.9
11.7
11.5
11.4
11.3
7.8
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.6
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.8
5.3
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.3
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
5.4
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.3
6.6
6.0
6.0
5.7
6.2
4.1
3.2
3.0
2.9
2.8
4.9
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.1
7.2
6.7
6.7
6.9
7.2
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.2
6.4
7.9
7.9
8.0
8.1
7.9
6.1
6.1
6.2
5.9
5.8
6.3
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.6
7.3
7.3
7.1
7.3
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.8
4.4
4.7
3.1
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.6
2.1
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
6.3
5.7
6.1
6.1
6.1
5.6
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.2
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.3
5.3
5.5
5.4
5.0
4.9
6.6
6.2
6.0
6.1
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.9
6.3
6.5
6.3
3.5
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.4
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.1
5.2
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.8
6.1
6.2
6.1
6.1
10.4
11.1
11.1
11.0
11.0
8.9
9.9
10.0
10.0
10.1
8.8
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
4.2
5.4
5.3
5.1
5.0
4.0
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
5.7
5.4
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.0
4.3
4.0
3.9
4.0
4.9
5.0
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:
4.9
5.0
:
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Notes for users
Revisions and timetable
The data in this News Release can be subject to revisions, caused by updates to the seasonally adjusted series whenever new monthly data are added; the inclusion of the most recent EU-LFS data in the calculation process; update of seasonal adjustment models with complete annual data.
Compared with the rates published in the News Release of 2 July 2026, the May 2026 unemployment rate for the EU has been revised from 5.9% to 6.0% and the unemployment rate for the euro area has been revised from 6.2% to 6.3%. Among EU Member States, the rate has been revised by more than 0.1 percentage points (pp) downwards for Greece (by 0.3 pp). The rate has been revised by more than 0.1 percentage points (pp) upwards for Italy (by 0.3 pp) and Estonia (by 0.2 pp).
Country notes
Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden as well as Iceland and Norway: the trend component is used instead of the more volatile seasonally adjusted data.
Estonia and Portugal: 3-month moving averages of EU-LFS data are used instead of pure monthly indicators.
Methods and definitions
Eurostat publishes harmonised unemployment rates for individual EU Member States, the euro area and the EU. These unemployment rates are based on the definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The measurement is based on a harmonised data source, the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS).
Based on the ILO definition, Eurostat defines unemployed persons as persons aged 15 to 74 who:
The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labour force.
The labour force is the total number of people employed plus unemployed. In this news release unemployment rates are based on employment and unemployment data covering persons aged 15 to 74.
The youth unemployment rate is the number of people aged 15 to 24 unemployed as a percentage of the labour force of the same age. Therefore, the youth unemployment rate should not be interpreted as the share of jobless people in the overall youth population.
When data for the most recent month are not available for a Member State, EU and EA aggregates are calculated using the latest data available for that Member State.
Geographical information
Euro area (EA21): Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
European Union (EU 27): Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
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