Eurostat’s September figures show the euro area unemployment rate unchanged at 6.5%, with the wider European Union steady at 6.2%. Both rates were revised up from August, when the estimates stood at 6.4% and 6.1%. The number of unemployed rose by 122,000 in the euro area over the month, and by 420,000 compared with September last year.
Year-on-year picture
Against September 2025, the euro area rate was higher, from 6.3 percent a year earlier. The EU rate has risen from 6.0 percent over the same period. The increase in the number of unemployed on an annual basis was 471,000 across the EU.
Compared with the previous month, the EU added 105,000 unemployed people.
Country and youth figures
Finland recorded the highest rate among the countries cited, at 10.5 percent, followed by Spain at 10.3 percent. Sweden stood at 8.7 percent and France at 8.5 percent. Greece reported 7.6 percent.
Youth unemployment, for those under 25, was 15.5 percent in the EU and 15.4 percent in the euro area. Both measures rose by 0.1 and 0.3 percentage points respectively over the month.
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Source: Eurostat
