Eurostat estimates that 12.967 million persons in the EU<\/strong>, of whom 10.700 million in the euro area<\/strong>, were unemployed in June 2025.<\/p>\n Compared with May 2025, unemployment decreased by 23 thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 62 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Compared with June 2024, unemployment decreased by 125 thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 293 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Youth unemployment<\/p>\n In June 2025, 2.857 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU<\/strong>, of whom 2.241 million were in the euro area<\/strong>. In June 2025, the youth unemployment rate was 14.7% in the EU<\/strong>, stable compared with May 2025, and 14.1% in the euro area<\/strong>, down from 14.3% in the previous month.<\/p>\n Compared with May 2025, youth unemployment decreased by 4\u00a0thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 34 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Compared with June 2024, youth unemployment decreased by 25 thousand in the EU<\/strong> and by 85 thousand in the euro area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Unemployment by sex<\/p>\n In June 2025, the unemployment rate for women was 6.0% in the EU<\/strong>, down from 6.1% in the previous month, and the unemployment rate for men was 5.7%, stable compared to May 2025. In the euro area<\/strong>, the unemployment rate for women was 6.4%, down from 6.5% in the previous month, and the unemployment rate for men was 6.0%, stable compared to May 2025.<\/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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