Euro area unemployment rate
Unemployment rate, euro area, total, seasonally adjusted, percent of active population. Series id ea.unemployment.rate. Seasonally adjusted. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Recent observations
| Period | Value | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 6.5 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-08 | 6.5 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-07 | 6.5 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-06 | 6.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-05 | 6.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-04 | 6.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-03 | 6.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-02 | 6.4 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2026-01 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-12 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-11 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-10 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-09 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-08 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-07 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-06 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-05 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-04 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-03 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-02 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2025-01 | 6.3 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-12 | 6.2 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-11 | 6.2 | 2026-11-02 |
| 2024-10 | 6.2 | 2026-11-02 |
Calls
GET /api/v1/series/ea.unemployment.rate
GET /api/v1/series/ea.unemployment.rate/history?limit=120
GET /api/v1/series/ea.unemployment.rate/history?as_of=2026-06-30
GET /api/v1/series/ea.unemployment.rate/vintages?period=2026-09
MCP: macro_latest(series_id="ea.unemployment.rate")Source: Eurostat. Adapter eurostat.
About this series
Euro area unemployment rate is published by Eurostat monthly in percent, seasonally adjusted. Unemployment rate, euro area, total, seasonally adjusted, percent of active population. MacroDataAPI collects it at release, keeps every revision with its vintage date, and serves it under its CC BY 4.0 licence with attribution in the source field.
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