Overview
In June 2025, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2%, stable compared with May 2025 and down from 6.4% in June 2024. The EU unemployment rate was 5.9% in June 2025, also stable compared with May 2025 and down from 6.0% in June 2024. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 12.967 million persons in the EU, of whom 10.700 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2025.
Compared with May 2025, unemployment decreased by 23 thousand in the EU and by 62 thousand in the euro area.
Compared with June 2024, unemployment decreased by 125 thousand in the EU and by 293 thousand in the euro area.
Youth unemployment
In June 2025, 2.857 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.241 million were in the euro area. In June 2025, the youth unemployment rate was 14.7% in the EU, stable compared with May 2025, and 14.1% in the euro area, down from 14.3% in the previous month.
Compared with May 2025, youth unemployment decreased by 4Â thousand in the EU and by 34 thousand in the euro area.
Compared with June 2024, youth unemployment decreased by 25 thousand in the EU and by 85 thousand in the euro area.
Unemployment by sex
In June 2025, the unemployment rate for women was 6.0% in the EU, 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, 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.
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 2025.
EU-LFS data for the second quarter of 2025 will be released on 12 September 2025.
Tables
Seasonally adjusted unemployment, totals
Rates (%)
Number of persons (in thousands)
2024
2025
2024
2025
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
6.4
6.4
6.2
6.2
6.2
10 993
10 978
10 726
10 762
10 700
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.9
13 092
13 187
12 955
12 990
12 967
5.5
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.5
295
343
350
354
356
4.0
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.7
121
105
103
107
114
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
136
140
145
153
160
6.1
6.9
6.9
5.3
6.7
200
227
228
173
220
3.4
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
1 508
1 596
1 606
1 609
1 606
7.6
8.0
7.8
7.7
7.7
57
60
59
58
58
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.0
4.0
126
129
119
118
118
10.5*
9.5
8.3
7.9
:
499*
448
390
370
:
11.5
10.8
10.7
10.6
10.4
2 818
2 674
2 640
2 624
2 597
7.5
7.4
7.1
7.0
7.0
2 349
2 338
2 245
2 221
2 211
5.1
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.4
90
82
80
79
78
6.7
6.3
6.1
6.5
6.3
1 715
1 620
1 580
1 692
1 621
4.9
4.1
3.7
3.7
3.8
25
21
19
19
19
6.9
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.9
65
66
65
65
65
7.1
6.3
6.3
6.5
6.4
114
98
97
103
100
6.3
6.6
6.6
6.7
6.6
22
23
23
23
23
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.4
213
207
211
212
215
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
10
9
9
9
9
3.6
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
370
395
387
385
386
5.2
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.8
246
266
262
255
277
2.9
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.5
515
573
582
589
611
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.1
6.0
340
353
349
341
336
5.2
6.0
5.7
5.8
5.8
434
491
467
471
470
3.7
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.7
38
41
41
40
38
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
148
145
146
147
148
8.5
9.1
9.1
9.2
9.3
241
259
261
263
265
8.4
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
480
501
501
501
500
3.2
3.7
3.7
3.6
:
8
9
9
9
:
4.0
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.8
119
132
137
142
146
4.3
4.5
:
:
:
221
231
:
:
:
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.1
6 819
7 060
7 177
7 202
7 008
Seasonally adjusted youth (under 25s) unemployment
Rates (%)
Number of persons (in thousands)
2024
2025
2024
2025
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
14.6
14.8
14.3
14.3
14.1
2 326
2 347
2 257
2 275
2 241
14.8
15.0
14.7
14.7
14.7
2 882
2 918
2 846
2 861
2 857
16.8
17.4
17.3
17.3
17.3
71
84
85
85
85
11.8
10.2
9.9
9.9
10.5
14
12
11
11
12
10.0
10.4
11.0
9.8
11.8
28
32
32
31
39
14.6
15.5
14.8
11.3
15.1
75
78
78
56
82
6.6
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.4
300
300
295
290
284
24.6
17.9
20.6
25.4
25.4
16
10
12
16
16
10.1
10.3
11.2
11.0
10.7
37
37
41
40
39
23.6
22.8
19.9
19.9
:
60
55
48
52
:
26.8
26.2
25.1
24.8
24.0
478
472
457
457
445
18.6
18.7
18.2
17.9
17.5
632
638
616
610
594
16.9
16.1
15.9
15.9
15.9
21
19
19
19
19
20.5
21.0
19.7
21.5
20.1
296
295
271
301
278
15.4
9.9
6.0
6.0
6.0
5
3
2
2
2
15.9
15.0
13.9
13.6
13.5
10
9
9
9
8
19.9
13.0
11.8
13.2
11.1
21
13
12
13
11
22.2
20.6
21.0
21.8
21.4
6
6
6
6
6
14.5
14.0
13.7
13.2
13.8
45
43
41
40
41
8.7
6.9
6.4
5.7
6.1
3
2
2
2
2
8.6
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.7
157
162
159
159
157
9.3
12.2
9.5
11.4
13.5
48
66
49
57
72
10.7
13.2
13.5
13.7
14.1
119
147
151
153
159
21.5
20.4
19.5
19.4
18.5
79
78
74
74
70
22.9
24.8
:
:
:
116
120
:
:
:
9.9
11.6
10.2
10.2
10.2
7
8
7
7
7
20.1
15.1
14.9
15.0
15.0
29
22
22
22
22
18.4
20.3
20.3
20.3
20.4
60
67
67
66
66
24.3
23.8
23.7
23.7
23.7
166
164
164
164
164
8.6
8.8
8.6
8.5
:
3
3
3
3
:
11.8
14.1
13.6
14.0
15.7
52
63
62
64
73
7.5
8.3
:
:
:
45
49
:
:
:
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates (%), by sex
Males
Females
2024
2025
2024
2025
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jun
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.4
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
6.2
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.3
5.1
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.6
4.1
3.5
3.5
3.7
4.1
3.8
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.3
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.7
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.3
5.6
6.9
6.9
4.9
7.0
6.8
6.9
6.8
5.8
6.3
3.7
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
7.7
8.2
8.1
8.2
8.2
7.4
7.7
7.4
7.2
7.2
4.4
4.3
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.4
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.0
7.4
7.6
6.4
6.2
:
11.0
11.8
10.6
9.8
:
10.3
9.6
9.5
9.4
9.3
12.9
12.1
12.0
11.9
11.7
7.6
7.4
7.2
7.1
7.0
7.4
7.4
7.1
7.0
7.0
5.1
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.6
5.1
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
6.0
5.8
5.5
6.0
5.7
7.6
6.9
6.9
7.1
7.0
4.6
3.5
3.1
3.0
2.8
5.3
4.8
4.5
4.5
4.8
8.0
7.8
7.4
7.2
7.3
5.7
6.3
6.5
6.7
6.6
8.0
7.4
7.3
7.5
7.1
6.2
5.1
5.2
5.6
5.6
6.5
6.8
6.8
6.9
6.8
6.1
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.4
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.3
3.3
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.4
3.5
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
5.6
5.8
5.3
5.8
6.0
4.7
5.3
5.6
4.9
5.6
2.8
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.0
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.7
6.3
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
6.3
7.0
6.9
6.7
6.5
5.5
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.9
4.7
6.2
5.5
5.6
5.6
3.7
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.2
3.8
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.9
6.0
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.9
9.5
9.7
9.8
9.8
9.9
7.4
8.4
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.3
8.5
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.5
8.9
8.9
8.8
8.7
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
:
2.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
:
4.2
4.7
4.7
4.9
5.7
3.8
4.3
4.2
4.4
5.1
4.1
4.6
:
:
:
4.6
4.5
:
:
:
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 News Release of 2 July 2025, the May 2025 unemployment rate for the euro area has been revised from 6.3% to 6.2%, while the unemployment rate for the EU remained unchanged. Among EU Member States, the rate has been revised by more than 0.1 percentage points (pp) downwards for Spain and Portugal (by 0.2 pp each). The rate has been revised by more than 0.1 percentage points (pp) upwards for Finland (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 (EA20): Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
European Union (EU27): 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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