Next release Friday, 13 November 2026, 05:00 New York. Every release since 14 Nov 2018: 32 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the EUR. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Eurozone Employment Change YoY (Q2 2026 · preliminary, released 14 Aug 2026) came in at 0.5%, below the 0.6% forecast; the previous reading was 0.5%. The next Eurozone Employment Change YoY is due Friday, 13 November 2026 at 05:00 New York time (Q3 2026 · preliminary), with the forecast at 0.4%.
Since 2018, Eurozone Employment Change YoY has come in above forecast 39% of the time and below 32% (28 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 33%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.18%: higher than expected is good for the EUR.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 05:00 | Q2 2026 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | below |
| 13 May 2026 05:00 | Q1 2026 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | in line |
| 13 Feb 2026 05:00 | Q4 2025 · preliminary | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | in line |
| 14 Nov 2025 05:00 | Q3 2025 · preliminary | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | in line |
| 14 Aug 2025 05:00 | Q2 2025 · preliminary | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | above |
| 15 May 2025 05:00 | Q1 2025 · preliminary | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | in line |
| 14 Feb 2025 05:00 | Q4 2024 · preliminary | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1% | below |
| 14 Nov 2024 05:00 | Q3 2024 · preliminary | 1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | above |
| 14 Aug 2024 05:00 | Q2 2024 · preliminary | 0.8% | 1% | 1% | below |
| 15 May 2024 05:00 | Q1 2024 · preliminary | 1% | 1% | 1.3% | in line |
| 14 Feb 2024 05:00 | Q4 2023 · preliminary | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | above |
| 14 Nov 2023 05:00 | Q3 2023 · preliminary | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | above |
| 16 Aug 2023 05:00 | Q2 2023 · preliminary | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | above |
| 16 May 2023 05:00 | Q1 2023 · preliminary | 1.7% | – | 1.5% | – |
| 14 Feb 2023 05:00 | Q4 2022 · preliminary | 1.5% | – | 1.7% | – |
| 15 Nov 2022 05:00 | Q3 2022 · preliminary | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.4% | below |
| 17 Aug 2022 05:00 | Q2 2022 · preliminary | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | below |
| 17 May 2022 05:00 | Q1 2022 · preliminary | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.1% | below |
| 15 Feb 2022 05:00 | Q4 2021 · preliminary | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2% | in line |
| 16 Nov 2021 05:00 | Q3 2021 · preliminary | 2% | 1.6% | 1.8% | above |
| 17 Aug 2021 05:00 | Q2 2021 · preliminary | 1.8% | 1.5% | -2.1% | above |
| 18 May 2021 05:00 | Q1 2021 · preliminary | -2.1% | – | -2% | – |
| 16 Feb 2021 05:00 | Q4 2020 · preliminary | -2% | -2.2% | -2.9% | above |
| 13 Nov 2020 05:00 | Q3 2020 · preliminary | -2% | – | -2.9% | – |
| 14 Aug 2020 05:00 | Q2 2020 · preliminary | -2.9% | -1.5% | 0.3% | below |
| 15 May 2020 05:00 | Q1 2020 · preliminary | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1% | above |
| 14 Feb 2020 05:00 | Q4 2019 · preliminary | 1% | 0.8% | 1% | above |
| 14 Nov 2019 05:00 | Q3 2019 · preliminary | 1% | 1% | 1.1% | in line |
| 14 Aug 2019 05:00 | Q2 2019 · preliminary | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | below |
| 15 May 2019 05:00 | Q1 2019 · preliminary | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | above |
| 14 Feb 2019 05:00 | Q4 2018 · preliminary | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | in line |
| 14 Nov 2018 05:00 | Q3 2018 · preliminary | 1.3% | 1.4% | – | below |
The next Eurozone Employment Change YoY is due Friday, 13 November 2026 at 05:00 New York time (Q3 2026 · preliminary), with the forecast at 0.4%.
The last Eurozone Employment Change YoY (Q2 2026 · preliminary, released 14 Aug 2026) came in at 0.5%, below the 0.6% forecast; the previous reading was 0.5%.
Eurozone Employment Change YoY is released quarterly. CRTLAB has 32 releases on record since 14 Nov 2018.
Since 2018, Eurozone Employment Change YoY has come in above forecast 39% of the time and below 32% (28 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 33%.
The highest was 2.6% (Q1 2022) and the lowest -2.9% (Q2 2020). The five-year average is 1.26%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the EUR, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the EUR against its forecast, red one that was bad.