In May 2025, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3%, up from 6.2% in April 2025 and down from 6.4% in May 2024.
The EU unemployment rate was 5.9% in May 2025, stable compared with April 2025 and down from 6.0% in May 2024. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 13.052 million persons in the EU, of whom 10.830 million in the euro area, were unemployed in May 2025.
Compared with April 2025, unemployment increased by 48 thousand in the EU and by 54 thousand in the euro area.
Compared with May 2024, unemployment decreased by 23 thousand in the EU and by 168 thousand in the euro area.