Unemployed Persons, Total (Monthly, SA): European Union (EU27)
The latest reading SOTW holds for European Union (EU27) is 13,773.0 thousand persons for 2026-09, from Eurostat.
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · thousand persons · EUROSTAT.UNEMP.LEVEL.M · EU27
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
- 13,773.0
- thousand persons · 2026-09
- Previous
- 13,668.0
- thousand persons · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 18,844.0
- thousand persons · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
European Union (EU27) · history
thousand persons · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (thousand persons) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 13,773.0 |
| 2026-08 | 13,668.0 |
| 2026-07 | 13,655.0 |
| 2026-06 | 13,664.0 |
| 2026-05 | 13,529.0 |
| 2026-04 | 13,548.0 |
| 2026-03 | 13,553.0 |
| 2026-02 | 13,480.0 |
| 2026-01 | 13,260.0 |
| 2025-12 | 13,246.0 |
| 2025-11 | 13,297.0 |
| 2025-10 | 13,377.0 |
| 2025-09 | 13,302.0 |
| 2025-08 | 13,273.0 |
| 2025-07 | 13,236.0 |
| 2025-06 | 13,200.0 |
| 2025-05 | 13,213.0 |
| 2025-04 | 13,163.0 |
| 2025-03 | 13,270.0 |
| 2025-02 | 13,155.0 |
| 2025-01 | 13,211.0 |
| 2024-12 | 12,971.0 |
| 2024-11 | 12,850.0 |
| 2024-10 | 12,825.0 |
| 2024-09 | 12,997.0 |
| 2024-08 | 13,044.0 |
| 2024-07 | 13,132.0 |
| 2024-06 | 13,101.0 |
| 2024-05 | 13,078.0 |
| 2024-04 | 13,160.0 |
| 2024-03 | 13,192.0 |
| 2024-02 | 13,300.0 |
| 2024-01 | 13,360.0 |
| 2023-12 | 13,337.0 |
| 2023-11 | 13,345.0 |
| 2023-10 | 13,429.0 |
| 2023-09 | 13,296.0 |
| 2023-08 | 13,189.0 |
| 2023-07 | 13,213.0 |
| 2023-06 | 13,089.0 |
| 2023-05 | 13,078.0 |
| 2023-04 | 13,098.0 |
| 2023-03 | 13,130.0 |
| 2023-02 | 13,221.0 |
| 2023-01 | 13,264.0 |
| 2022-12 | 13,384.0 |
| 2022-11 | 13,367.0 |
| 2022-10 | 13,253.0 |
| 2022-09 | 13,266.0 |
| 2022-08 | 13,278.0 |
| 2022-07 | 13,239.0 |
| 2022-06 | 13,334.0 |
| 2022-05 | 13,338.0 |
| 2022-04 | 13,386.0 |
| 2022-03 | 13,428.0 |
| 2022-02 | 13,472.0 |
| 2022-01 | 13,624.0 |
| 2021-12 | 13,812.0 |
| 2021-11 | 13,958.0 |
| 2021-10 | 14,176.0 |
| 2021-09 | 14,389.0 |
| 2021-08 | 14,727.0 |
| 2021-07 | 14,873.0 |
| 2021-06 | 15,278.0 |
| 2021-05 | 15,636.0 |
| 2021-04 | 15,940.0 |
| 2021-03 | 15,849.0 |
| 2021-02 | 15,891.0 |
| 2021-01 | 15,832.0 |
| 2020-12 | 15,741.0 |
| 2020-11 | 15,677.0 |
| 2020-10 | 16,004.0 |
| 2020-09 | 16,333.0 |
| 2020-08 | 16,462.0 |
| 2020-07 | 16,171.0 |
| 2020-06 | 15,384.0 |
| 2020-05 | 14,528.0 |
| 2020-04 | 14,063.0 |
| 2020-03 | 13,547.0 |
| 2020-02 | 14,004.0 |
| 2020-01 | 14,256.0 |
| 2019-12 | 14,239.0 |
| 2019-11 | 14,308.0 |
| 2019-10 | 14,155.0 |
| 2019-09 | 14,205.0 |
| 2019-08 | 14,214.0 |
| 2019-07 | 14,327.0 |
| 2019-06 | 14,286.0 |
| 2019-05 | 14,503.0 |
| 2019-04 | 14,735.0 |
| 2019-03 | 14,756.0 |
| 2019-02 | 14,898.0 |
| 2019-01 | 14,954.0 |
| 2018-12 | 15,032.0 |
| 2018-11 | 15,101.0 |
| 2018-10 | 15,260.0 |
| 2018-09 | 15,210.0 |
| 2018-08 | 15,333.0 |
| 2018-07 | 15,430.0 |
| 2018-06 | 15,635.0 |
| 2018-05 | 15,681.0 |
| 2018-04 | 15,943.0 |
| 2018-03 | 16,110.0 |
| 2018-02 | 16,192.0 |
| 2018-01 | 16,457.0 |
| 2017-12 | 16,556.0 |
| 2017-11 | 16,655.0 |
| 2017-10 | 16,817.0 |
| 2017-09 | 17,026.0 |
| 2017-08 | 17,243.0 |
| 2017-07 | 17,368.0 |
| 2017-06 | 17,411.0 |
| 2017-05 | 17,701.0 |
| 2017-04 | 17,753.0 |
| 2017-03 | 18,020.0 |
| 2017-02 | 18,168.0 |
| 2017-01 | 18,323.0 |
| 2016-12 | 18,592.0 |
| 2016-11 | 18,805.0 |
| 2016-10 | 18,844.0 |
Source: Eurostat. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.