Unemployment rate, monthly, European Union
Unemployment rate, monthly in European Union was 6.1 % in August 2026. That is unchanged against July 2026. Source: Eurostat une_rt_m, published 2026-10-02.
What the number means
The share of people in the labour force who were without work and looking for it that month.
Earlier periods
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 6.1 % |
| July 2026 | 6.1 % |
| June 2026 | 6.1 % |
| May 2026 | 6.1 % |
| April 2026 | 6.1 % |
| March 2026 | 6.1 % |
| February 2026 | 6.1 % |
| January 2026 | 6.0 % |
| December 2025 | 6.0 % |
| November 2025 | 6.0 % |
| October 2025 | 6.0 % |
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat
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Other series for this region
- Gross domestic product per inhabitant
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
- Consumer price change, annual average
- Unemployment rate
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation
- Population on 1 January
- Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
- Government debt, share of GDP
- Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP
- Hourly labour cost
- House price change, annual
- Inflation, monthly
- House price change, quarterly
Same series, other regions
- Spain
- Finland
- Sweden
- France
- Estonia
- Greece
- Luxembourg
- Latvia
- Austria
- Romania
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- Hungary
- Norway
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Germany
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