Unemployed Persons, Total (Monthly, SA): Euro area (EA21)
The latest reading SOTW holds for Euro area (EA21) is 11,555.0 thousand persons for 2026-09, from Eurostat.
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · thousand persons · EUROSTAT.UNEMP.LEVEL.M · EA21
Both sexes. Youth rate denominator is the youth labour force, not all young people; total unemployment follows the published TOTAL age selection. Seasonally adjusted, not calendar adjusted. Values retain published units; no scaling, rebasing, interpolation or imputation by SOTW. Dataset updated timestamp is not an original observation release date or publisher vintage. Commercial geography policy reviewed 2026-10-10: EU/EFTA/official candidates only; UK, Kosovo and other noneligible countries excluded; CH/LI declaring-country commodity trade excluded.
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- Latest
- 11,555.0
- thousand persons · 2026-09
- Previous
- 11,433.0
- thousand persons · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 16,335.0
- thousand persons · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Euro area (EA21) · history
thousand persons · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (thousand persons) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 11,555.0 |
| 2026-08 | 11,433.0 |
| 2026-07 | 11,400.0 |
| 2026-06 | 11,369.0 |
| 2026-05 | 11,262.0 |
| 2026-04 | 11,291.0 |
| 2026-03 | 11,319.0 |
| 2026-02 | 11,315.0 |
| 2026-01 | 11,112.0 |
| 2025-12 | 11,087.0 |
| 2025-11 | 11,089.0 |
| 2025-10 | 11,142.0 |
| 2025-09 | 11,135.0 |
| 2025-08 | 11,117.0 |
| 2025-07 | 11,107.0 |
| 2025-06 | 11,091.0 |
| 2025-05 | 11,122.0 |
| 2025-04 | 11,045.0 |
| 2025-03 | 11,165.0 |
| 2025-02 | 11,042.0 |
| 2025-01 | 11,045.0 |
| 2024-12 | 10,917.0 |
| 2024-11 | 10,835.0 |
| 2024-10 | 10,841.0 |
| 2024-09 | 10,929.0 |
| 2024-08 | 11,021.0 |
| 2024-07 | 11,094.0 |
| 2024-06 | 11,126.0 |
| 2024-05 | 11,113.0 |
| 2024-04 | 11,185.0 |
| 2024-03 | 11,203.0 |
| 2024-02 | 11,354.0 |
| 2024-01 | 11,355.0 |
| 2023-12 | 11,318.0 |
| 2023-11 | 11,352.0 |
| 2023-10 | 11,429.0 |
| 2023-09 | 11,384.0 |
| 2023-08 | 11,325.0 |
| 2023-07 | 11,364.0 |
| 2023-06 | 11,190.0 |
| 2023-05 | 11,247.0 |
| 2023-04 | 11,273.0 |
| 2023-03 | 11,294.0 |
| 2023-02 | 11,367.0 |
| 2023-01 | 11,456.0 |
| 2022-12 | 11,547.0 |
| 2022-11 | 11,481.0 |
| 2022-10 | 11,397.0 |
| 2022-09 | 11,449.0 |
| 2022-08 | 11,476.0 |
| 2022-07 | 11,425.0 |
| 2022-06 | 11,532.0 |
| 2022-05 | 11,513.0 |
| 2022-04 | 11,567.0 |
| 2022-03 | 11,613.0 |
| 2022-02 | 11,619.0 |
| 2022-01 | 11,712.0 |
| 2021-12 | 11,934.0 |
| 2021-11 | 12,077.0 |
| 2021-10 | 12,238.0 |
| 2021-09 | 12,449.0 |
| 2021-08 | 12,740.0 |
| 2021-07 | 12,913.0 |
| 2021-06 | 13,224.0 |
| 2021-05 | 13,524.0 |
| 2021-04 | 13,789.0 |
| 2021-03 | 13,582.0 |
| 2021-02 | 13,665.0 |
| 2021-01 | 13,648.0 |
| 2020-12 | 13,594.0 |
| 2020-11 | 13,600.0 |
| 2020-10 | 13,909.0 |
| 2020-09 | 14,221.0 |
| 2020-08 | 14,297.0 |
| 2020-07 | 13,950.0 |
| 2020-06 | 13,181.0 |
| 2020-05 | 12,458.0 |
| 2020-04 | 12,147.0 |
| 2020-03 | 11,821.0 |
| 2020-02 | 12,229.0 |
| 2020-01 | 12,546.0 |
| 2019-12 | 12,549.0 |
| 2019-11 | 12,537.0 |
| 2019-10 | 12,431.0 |
| 2019-09 | 12,456.0 |
| 2019-08 | 12,460.0 |
| 2019-07 | 12,558.0 |
| 2019-06 | 12,596.0 |
| 2019-05 | 12,760.0 |
| 2019-04 | 12,952.0 |
| 2019-03 | 12,916.0 |
| 2019-02 | 13,073.0 |
| 2019-01 | 13,119.0 |
| 2018-12 | 13,150.0 |
| 2018-11 | 13,243.0 |
| 2018-10 | 13,394.0 |
| 2018-09 | 13,359.0 |
| 2018-08 | 13,448.0 |
| 2018-07 | 13,553.0 |
| 2018-06 | 13,765.0 |
| 2018-05 | 13,857.0 |
| 2018-04 | 14,070.0 |
| 2018-03 | 14,227.0 |
| 2018-02 | 14,321.0 |
| 2018-01 | 14,457.0 |
| 2017-12 | 14,522.0 |
| 2017-11 | 14,582.0 |
| 2017-10 | 14,671.0 |
| 2017-09 | 14,844.0 |
| 2017-08 | 15,064.0 |
| 2017-07 | 15,138.0 |
| 2017-06 | 15,166.0 |
| 2017-05 | 15,398.0 |
| 2017-04 | 15,445.0 |
| 2017-03 | 15,721.0 |
| 2017-02 | 15,840.0 |
| 2017-01 | 15,987.0 |
| 2016-12 | 16,177.0 |
| 2016-11 | 16,356.0 |
| 2016-10 | 16,335.0 |
Source: Eurostat. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.