Europe Unemployment Rate

Insights

The European Union's unemployment rate held steady at 5.9% in August 2025, matching the July 2025 rate.
The euro area unemployment rate rose to 6.3% in August 2025 from 6.2% in July 2025. This increase occurred despite a resilient labor market.
Germany's unemployment rate held steady at 6.3% in September 2025, unchanged from August 2025.

Data is available for the period 1950 to 2025 across 42 countries in Europe.

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
Euro Area	6.3%	6.2%	6.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Germany	6.3%	6.3%	6%	Monthly	Sep'25
United Kingdom	4.8%	4.7%	4%	Monthly	Aug'25
France	7.5%	7.5%	7.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Italy	6%	5.9%	6.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Russia	2.1%	2.2%	2.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Spain	10.4%	10.3%	11.2%	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Turkey	8.5%	8.1%	8.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Netherlands	4%	3.9%	3.7%	Monthly	Sep'25
Switzerland	2.8%	2.8%	2.5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Poland	5.6%	5.5%	5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Belgium	5.8%	5.8%	5.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Sweden	8.3%	8.4%	8.2%	Monthly	Sep'25
Ireland	4.7%	4.7%	4.2%	Monthly	Sep'25
Austria	7%	7%	6.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Norway	4.8%	4.9%	4%	Monthly	Sep'25
Denmark	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Romania	5.9%	5.8%	5.7%	Monthly	Aug'25
Czech Republic	4.5%	4.5%	3.9%	Monthly	Sep'25
Portugal	6.1%	5.8%	6.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Finland	9.1%	9.3%	8.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Greece	8.1%	8.3%	9.4%	Monthly	Aug'25
Hungary	4.5%	4.4%	4.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Slovakia	5%	5%	5%	Monthly	Sep'25
Bulgaria	5.2%	5.3%	5.3%	Monthly	Aug'25
Luxembourg	6.1%	5.9%	5.8%	Monthly	Sep'25
Croatia	4.1%	4.1%	4.6%	Monthly	Sep'25
Serbia	8.5%	9.1%	8.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Lithuania	8.3%	8.8%	8.7%	Monthly	Sep'25
Slovenia	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	Monthly	Aug'25
Latvia	6.7%	7.4%	6.9%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Estonia	7.8%	8.6%	7.6%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Cyprus	5.1%	5%	4.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Iceland	3.7%	5.7%	5.1%	Monthly	Sep'25
Bosnia & Herzegovina	13.1%	13.4%	13.3%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Albania	8.5%	8.7%	8.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Malta	2.9%	2.7%	3.2%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Moldova	4%	4.4%	3.9%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
North Macedonia	11.5%	11.7%	12.5%	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Montenegro	8.9%	9%	11%	Monthly	Aug'25
Faroe Islands	1%	1%	1%	Monthly	Aug'25
European Union	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%	Monthly	Aug'25

Europe Unemployment Rate : Definition

Unemployment Rate is the percentage of the total labor force that is jobless but actively seeking work.