Euro area unemployment stable at 6.3% in September: Eurostat

Eurostat estimates that 13.246 million persons in the EU, of whom 11.003 million in the euro area, were unemployed in September 2025. Compared with August 2025, unemployment increased by 63,000 in the EU and by 65,000 in the euro area. Compared with September 2024, unemployment increased by 227, 000 in the EU and by 187, 000 in the euro area.

In September 2025, 2.866 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.282 million were in the euro area. In September 2025, the youth unemployment rate was 14.8 per cent in the EU, stable compared with August 2025, and 14.4 per cent in the euro area, up from 14.3 per cent in the previous month. Compared with August 2025, youth unemployment increased by 10 thousand in the EU and by 23,000 in the euro area. Compared with September 2024, youth unemployment decreased by 121,000 in the EU and by 79,000 in the euro area.

In September 2025, the unemployment rate for women was 6.1 per cent in the EU and the unemployment rate for men was 5.8 per cent, both stable compared with the previous month. In the euro area, the unemployment rate for women was 6.5 per cent, stable compared with August 2025, and the unemployment rate for men was 6.2 per cent, up from 6.1 per cent in the previous month.

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