The EU unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in September 2026, also stable compared with August and up from 6.0 per cent a year earlier. Eurostat estimated 13.773 million people were unemployed in the EU in September, including 11.555 million in the euro area. Compared with August 2026, unemployment increased by 105,000 in the EU and by 122,000 in the euro area. Against September 2025, the number of unemployed rose by 471,000 in the EU and by 420,000 in the euro area, Eurostat said in a press release. Youth unemployment also moved higher. In September 2026, 3.022 million people under 25 were unemployed in the EU, including 2.469 million in the euro area. The youth unemployment rate was 15.5 per cent in the EU, up from 15.4 per cent in August, and 15.
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