The unemployment rate in the European Union and the Euro area from 2013 to 2024 has a decreasing trend. In 2024, the average unemployment rate in the EU was 5.9 percent.
Unemployment rate in the European Union and the Euro area from 2013 to 2024
Characteristic
EU
Euro area
2024
5.9%
6.4%
2023
6.1%
6.6%
2022
6.2%
6.8%
2021
7%
7.7%
2020
7.2%
8%
2019
6.8%
7.6%
2018
7.4%
8.2%
2017
8.3%
9.1%
2016
9.3%
10.1%
2015
10.2%
10.9%
2014
11%
11.7%
2013
11.6%
12.1%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%
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Eurostat. (April 14, 2025). Unemployment rate in the European Union and the Euro area from 2013 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267906/unemployment-rate-in-eu-and-euro-area/
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