Eurostat estimates that 13.042 million persons in the EU<\/strong>, of whom 10.884 million in the euro area<\/strong>, were unemployed in September 2024.<\/p>\n Compared with August 2024, unemployment increased by 61 thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 13 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Compared with September 2023, unemployment decreased by 226 thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 330 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Youth unemployment<\/p>\n In September 2024, 2.861 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU<\/strong>, of whom 2.287 million were in the euro area<\/strong>. In September 2024, the youth unemployment rate was 14.8% in the EU<\/strong>, up from 14.5% in August 2024, and 14.4% in the euro area<\/strong>, up from 14.3% in the previous month.<\/p>\n Compared with August 2024, youth unemployment increased by 44\u00a0thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 10 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Compared with September 2023, youth unemployment decreased by 16 thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 68 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 Unemployment by sex<\/p>\n In September 2024, the unemployment rate for women was 6.1% in the EU<\/strong>, stable compared with the previous month, and the unemployment rate for men was 5.8%, up from 5.7% in August 2024. In the euro area<\/strong>, the unemployment rate for women was 6.5%, stable compared with the previous month, and the unemployment rate for men was 6.1%, also stable compared with August 2024.<\/p>\n Additional labour market indicators<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n\n
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