Euro area unemployment at 6.4% - Euro indicators - Eurostat - European Commission

In August 2026, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.4%, stable compared with July 2026 and up from 6.3% in August 2025. The EU unemployment rate was 6.1% in August 2026, also stable compared with July 2026 and up from 6.0% in August 2025. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union . Eurostat estimates that 13.600 million persons in the EU , of whom 11.357 million in the euro area , were unemployed in August 2026. Compared with July 2026, unemployment increased by 12 thousand in the EU and by 26 thousand in the euro area . Compared with August 2025, unemployment increased by 348 thousand in the EU and by 267 thousand in the euro area . In August 2026, 2.