Next release Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 05:00 New York. Every release since 7 Jan 2016: 131 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the EUR. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Eurozone Unemployment Rate (Sep. 2026, released 30 Oct 2026) came in at 6.5%, above the 6.4% forecast; the previous reading was 6.5%. The next Eurozone Unemployment Rate is due Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 05:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2016, Eurozone Unemployment Rate has come in above forecast 34% of the time and below 31% (131 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 75%. It has now come in above forecast 9 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.1%: lower than expected is good for the EUR.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 06:00 | Sep. 2026 | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | above |
| 1 Oct 2026 05:00 | Aug. 2026 | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.4% | above |
| 1 Sept 2026 05:00 | Jul. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% | above |
| 30 Jul 2026 05:00 | Jun. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.4% | above |
| 2 Jul 2026 05:00 | May. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% | above |
| 1 Jun 2026 05:00 | Apr. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.4% | above |
| 30 Apr 2026 05:00 | Mar. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.4% | above |
| 1 Apr 2026 05:00 | Feb. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.3% | above |
| 4 Mar 2026 05:00 | Jan. 2026 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | above |
| 30 Jan 2026 05:00 | Dec. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 8 Jan 2026 05:00 | Nov. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | below |
| 2 Dec 2025 05:00 | Oct. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2025 06:00 | Sep. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 2 Oct 2025 05:00 | Aug. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | above |
| 1 Sept 2025 05:00 | Jul. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | above |
| 31 Jul 2025 05:00 | Jun. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 2 Jul 2025 05:00 | May. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | above |
| 3 Jun 2025 05:00 | Apr. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | above |
| 2 May 2025 05:00 | Mar. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.3% | above |
| 1 Apr 2025 05:00 | Feb. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | above |
| 4 Mar 2025 05:00 | Jan. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.2% | in line |
| 30 Jan 2025 05:00 | Dec. 2024 | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% | below |
| 7 Jan 2025 05:00 | Nov. 2024 | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.2% | below |
| 2 Dec 2024 05:00 | Oct. 2024 | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% | below |
| 31 Oct 2024 06:00 | Sep. 2024 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | below |
| 2 Oct 2024 05:00 | Aug. 2024 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.4% | below |
| 30 Aug 2024 05:00 | Jul. 2024 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.4% | below |
| 1 Aug 2024 05:00 | Jun. 2024 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | in line |
| 2 Jul 2024 05:00 | May. 2024 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | in line |
| 30 May 2024 05:00 | Apr. 2024 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.4% | below |
| 3 May 2024 05:00 | Mar. 2024 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.5% | below |
| 3 Apr 2024 05:00 | Feb. 2024 | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | above |
| 1 Mar 2024 05:00 | Jan. 2024 | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | above |
| 1 Feb 2024 05:00 | Dec. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | above |
| 9 Jan 2024 05:00 | Nov. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.6% | in line |
| 30 Nov 2023 05:00 | Oct. 2023 | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.6% | above |
| 3 Nov 2023 06:00 | Sep. 2023 | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.5% | above |
| 2 Oct 2023 05:00 | Aug. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.6% | above |
| 31 Aug 2023 05:00 | Jul. 2023 | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.5% | above |
| 1 Aug 2023 05:00 | Jun. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | in line |
| 30 Jun 2023 05:00 | May. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | in line |
| 1 Jun 2023 05:00 | Apr. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | in line |
| 3 May 2023 05:00 | Mar. 2023 | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | below |
| 31 Mar 2023 05:00 | Feb. 2023 | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.7% | below |
| 2 Mar 2023 05:00 | Jan. 2023 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | above |
| 1 Feb 2023 05:00 | Dec. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.7% | above |
| 9 Jan 2023 05:00 | Nov. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.6% | above |
| 1 Dec 2022 05:00 | Oct. 2022 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.7% | in line |
| 3 Nov 2022 06:00 | Sep. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | above |
| 30 Sept 2022 05:00 | Aug. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | above |
| 1 Sept 2022 05:00 | Jul. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | above |
| 1 Aug 2022 05:00 | Jun. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | above |
| 30 Jun 2022 05:00 | May. 2022 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.8% | below |
| 1 Jun 2022 05:00 | Apr. 2022 | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | in line |
| 3 May 2022 05:00 | Mar. 2022 | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | above |
| 31 Mar 2022 05:00 | Feb. 2022 | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | above |
| 3 Mar 2022 05:00 | Jan. 2022 | 6.9% | 6.9% | 7.1% | in line |
| 1 Feb 2022 05:00 | Dec. 2021 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | in line |
| 10 Jan 2022 05:00 | Nov. 2021 | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.2% | below |
| 2 Dec 2021 05:00 | Oct. 2021 | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.4% | below |
| 3 Nov 2021 06:00 | Sep. 2021 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.5% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2021 05:00 | Aug. 2021 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.7% | in line |
| 1 Sept 2021 05:00 | Jul. 2021 | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.9% | above |
| 30 Jul 2021 05:00 | Jun. 2021 | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% | in line |
| 1 Jul 2021 05:00 | May. 2021 | 8.1% | 8% | 8.3% | above |
| 1 Jun 2021 05:00 | Apr. 2021 | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.2% | above |
| 30 Apr 2021 05:00 | Mar. 2021 | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.2% | below |
| 6 Apr 2021 05:00 | Feb. 2021 | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.2% | above |
| 4 Mar 2021 05:00 | Jan. 2021 | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.2% | below |
| 1 Feb 2021 05:00 | Dec. 2020 | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.2% | below |
| 8 Jan 2021 05:00 | Nov. 2020 | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.4% | below |
| 2 Dec 2020 05:00 | Oct. 2020 | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2020 06:00 | Sep. 2020 | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.6% | above |
| 1 Oct 2020 05:00 | Aug. 2020 | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.5% | above |
| 1 Sept 2020 05:00 | Jul. 2020 | 8.5% | 8% | 8.1% | above |
| 30 Jul 2020 05:00 | Jun. 2020 | 8.1% | 7.7% | 7.7% | above |
| 2 Jul 2020 05:00 | May. 2020 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.4% | in line |
| 3 Jun 2020 05:00 | Apr. 2020 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 7.1% | below |
| 30 Apr 2020 05:00 | Mar. 2020 | 7.1% | 7.7% | 7.3% | below |
| 1 Apr 2020 05:00 | Feb. 2020 | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.4% | below |
| 3 Mar 2020 05:00 | Jan. 2020 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.5% | in line |
| 30 Jan 2020 05:00 | Dec. 2019 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.4% | in line |
| 9 Jan 2020 05:00 | Nov. 2019 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.4% | below |
| 29 Nov 2019 05:00 | Oct. 2019 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.4% | below |
| 31 Oct 2019 06:00 | Sep. 2019 | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2019 05:00 | Aug. 2019 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.5% | below |
| 30 Aug 2019 05:00 | Jul. 2019 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2019 05:00 | Jun. 2019 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.6% | in line |
| 1 Jul 2019 05:00 | May. 2019 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.7% | in line |
| 4 Jun 2019 05:00 | Apr. 2019 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | in line |
| 30 Apr 2019 05:00 | Mar. 2019 | 7.7% | 7.8% | 7.8% | below |
| 1 Apr 2019 05:00 | Feb. 2019 | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | in line |
| 1 Mar 2019 05:00 | Jan. 2019 | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.8% | below |
| 31 Jan 2019 05:00 | Dec. 2018 | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.9% | below |
| 9 Jan 2019 05:00 | Nov. 2018 | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8% | below |
| 30 Nov 2018 05:00 | Oct. 2018 | 8% | 8% | 8% | in line |
| 31 Oct 2018 06:00 | Sep. 2018 | 8% | 8.1% | 8% | below |
| 1 Oct 2018 05:00 | Aug. 2018 | 8% | 8.2% | 8.1% | below |
| 31 Aug 2018 05:00 | Jul. 2018 | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.2% | below |
| 31 Jul 2018 05:00 | Jun. 2018 | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% | below |
| 2 Jul 2018 05:00 | May. 2018 | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.4% | below |
| 31 May 2018 05:00 | Apr. 2018 | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% | in line |
| 2 May 2018 05:00 | Mar. 2018 | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% | in line |
| 4 Apr 2018 05:00 | Feb. 2018 | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.6% | above |
| 1 Mar 2018 05:00 | Jan. 2018 | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.7% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2018 05:00 | Dec. 2017 | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | in line |
| 9 Jan 2018 05:00 | Nov. 2017 | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.8% | in line |
| 30 Nov 2017 05:00 | Oct. 2017 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 8.9% | below |
| 31 Oct 2017 06:00 | Sep. 2017 | 8.9% | 9% | 9% | below |
| 2 Oct 2017 05:00 | Aug. 2017 | 9% | 9% | 9.1% | in line |
| 31 Aug 2017 05:00 | Jul. 2017 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2017 05:00 | Jun. 2017 | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.2% | below |
| 3 Jul 2017 05:00 | May. 2017 | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.3% | in line |
| 31 May 2017 05:00 | Apr. 2017 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 9.4% | below |
| 2 May 2017 05:00 | Mar. 2017 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.5% | in line |
| 3 Apr 2017 05:00 | Feb. 2017 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% | in line |
| 2 Mar 2017 05:00 | Jan. 2017 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2017 05:00 | Dec. 2016 | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9.8% | below |
| 9 Jan 2017 05:00 | Nov. 2016 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | in line |
| 1 Dec 2016 05:00 | Oct. 2016 | 9.8% | 10% | 9.9% | below |
The next Eurozone Unemployment Rate is due Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 05:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last Eurozone Unemployment Rate (Sep. 2026, released 30 Oct 2026) came in at 6.5%, above the 6.4% forecast; the previous reading was 6.5%.
Eurozone Unemployment Rate is released monthly by EUROSTAT. CRTLAB has 131 releases on record since 7 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, Eurozone Unemployment Rate has come in above forecast 34% of the time and below 31% (131 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 75%. It has now come in above forecast 9 releases in a row.
The highest was 10.6% (Nov. 2015) and the lowest 6.2% (Dec. 2024). The five-year average is 6.5%.
Usually the opposite: a lower reading than 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.
In Euro Area, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.