EU Jobs & Unemployment #

The European labor market as a time series - unemployment across the EU27 and euro area, by country, and the employment rate

5.9%

EU27 Unemployment · May 2026

15.2%

Youth Unemployment (<25)

76.3%

Employment Rate (20-64) · 2026 Q1

+96,700

Jobs added · 2026 Q1

-0.1 pp

Unemployment, YoY change

Unemployment Rate Over Time #

EU27 versus its four largest economies - the dispersion is the story. Harmonised, seasonally adjusted.

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Jobs Added Per Quarter #

Europe has no monthly jobs report - employment is a quarterly figure, so the quarter-on-quarter change in people in work is the EU's "jobs added". Line = 4-quarter average.

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Unemployment by Member State #

Latest available rate for every EU27 country, from lowest to highest

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Country	Unemployment %	Youth <25 %	As of

Youth vs Overall Unemployment #

Each country plotted by its overall rate (x) and youth rate (y). Points far above the line have a disproportionate youth problem.

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Employment Rate Over Time #

Share of 20-64 year-olds in work - the other side of the labor market, quarterly

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Harmonised unemployment is seasonally adjusted, as a share of the active population; employment rate covers ages 20-64. Updated automatically via weekly cron.