As of October 2024, there were approximately 12.97 million unemployed people in the European Union, of which 10.84 million were in countries in the Euro Area. During the provided time period, unemployment in the EU peaked in April 2013, when it reached 24.3 million people, with the most recent month having the fewest number of unemployed people.
Number of unemployed people in the European Union and Euro Area from January 2000 to October 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
EU
Euro area
Oct 24
12.97
10.84
Sep 24
13.04
10.84
Aug 24
12.97
10.83
Jul 24
13.11
10.96
Jun 24
13.17
11.08
May 24
13.16
11.08
Apr 24
13.17
11.06
Mar 24
13.25
11.12
Feb 24
13.32
11.22
Jan 24
13.35
11.19
Dec 23
13.29
11.14
Nov 23
13.27
11.16
Oct 23
13.34
11.21
Sep 23
13.23
11.18
Aug 23
13.11
11.1
Jul 23
13.18
11.18
Jun 23
12.8
10.81
May 23
12.8
10.88
Apr 23
12.89
10.94
Mar 23
12.98
11.05
Feb 23
13.11
11.16
Jan 23
13.21
11.29
Dec 22
13.23
11.26
Nov 22
13.25
11.25
Oct 22
13.19
11.21
Sep 22
13.18
11.26
Aug 22
13.18
11.26
Jul 22
13.17
11.24
Jun 22
13.19
11.26
May 22
13.21
11.25
Apr 22
13.25
11.3
Mar 22
13.31
11.36
Feb 22
13.37
11.39
Jan 22
13.52
11.48
Dec 21
13.67
11.64
Nov 21
13.82
11.8
Oct 21
14.1
12.03
Sep 21
14.28
12.2
Aug 21
14.65
12.51
Jul 21
14.84
12.74
Jun 21
15.21
13.01
May 21
15.56
13.31
Apr 21
15.84
13.53
Mar 21
15.76
13.33
Feb 21
15.81
13.43
Jan 21
15.79
13.44
Dec 20
15.76
13.41
Nov 20
15.72
13.43
Oct 20
16.06
13.76
Sep 20
16.37
14.06
Aug 20
16.42
14.07
Jul 20
16.18
13.78
Jun 20
15.39
12.99
May 20
14.49
12.22
Apr 20
14.07
11.93
Mar 20
13.66
11.75
Feb 20
14.04
12.12
Jan 20
14.29
12.43
Dec 19
14.27
12.41
Nov 19
14.32
12.38
Oct 19
14.2
12.31
Sep 19
14.22
12.31
Aug 19
14.2
12.29
Jul 19
14.35
12.43
Jun 19
14.3
12.45
May 19
14.51
12.61
Apr 19
14.72
12.77
Mar 19
14.79
12.76
Feb 19
14.93
12.91
Jan 19
15
12.96
Dec 18
15.03
12.96
Nov 18
15.13
13.08
Oct 18
15.32
13.25
Sep 18
15.21
13.16
Aug 18
15.3
13.21
Jul 18
15.44
13.35
Jun 18
15.66
13.57
May 18
15.69
13.65
Apr 18
15.98
13.89
Mar 18
16.14
14.03
Feb 18
16.21
14.12
Jan 18
16.52
14.29
Dec 17
16.58
14.32
Nov 17
16.69
14.39
Oct 17
16.86
14.48
Sep 17
17.08
14.65
Aug 17
17.21
14.78
Jul 17
17.39
14.91
Jun 17
17.45
14.95
May 17
17.72
15.17
Apr 17
17.74
15.2
Mar 17
18.06
15.52
Feb 17
18.2
15.62
Jan 17
18.34
15.75
Dec 16
18.59
15.93
Nov 16
18.85
16.15
Oct 16
18.85
16.08
Sep 16
19.06
16.22
Aug 16
19.12
16.26
Jul 16
19.29
16.36
Jun 16
19.55
16.63
May 16
19.68
16.7
Apr 16
19.8
16.82
Mar 16
19.92
16.87
Feb 16
20.13
17.05
Jan 16
20.2
17.06
Dec 15
20.42
17.18
Nov 15
20.47
17.22
Oct 15
20.69
17.38
Sep 15
20.72
17.35
Aug 15
20.8
17.42
Jul 15
20.97
17.55
Jun 15
21.39
17.93
May 15
21.53
18.04
Apr 15
21.71
18.11
Mar 15
21.97
18.33
Feb 15
22.08
18.37
Jan 15
22.15
18.44
Dec 14
22.29
18.58
Nov 14
22.67
18.86
Oct 14
22.6
18.83
Sep 14
22.57
18.77
Aug 14
22.54
18.65
Jul 14
22.73
18.87
Jun 14
22.74
18.78
May 14
22.97
19.02
Apr 14
23.15
19.08
Mar 14
23.46
19.29
Feb 14
23.59
19.39
Jan 14
23.71
19.45
Dec 13
23.6
19.33
Nov 13
23.77
19.46
Oct 13
23.77
19.48
Sep 13
23.92
19.58
Aug 13
23.87
19.51
Jul 13
23.95
19.59
Jun 13
24.09
19.64
May 13
24.14
19.72
Apr 13
24.31
19.77
Mar 13
24.26
19.73
Feb 13
24.23
19.74
Jan 13
24.16
19.72
Dec 12
23.82
19.4
Nov 12
23.78
19.36
Oct 12
23.54
19.17
Sep 12
23.3
18.91
Aug 12
23.1
18.71
Jul 12
23.01
18.63
Jun 12
22.86
18.53
May 12
22.75
18.36
Apr 12
22.54
18.23
Mar 12
22.3
18.02
Feb 12
22.06
17.75
Jan 12
21.76
17.47
Dec 11
21.71
17.39
Nov 11
21.51
17.21
Oct 11
21.24
16.96
Sep 11
20.96
16.77
Aug 11
20.74
16.54
Jul 11
20.6
16.39
Jun 11
20.39
16.2
May 11
20.38
16.17
Apr 11
20.23
16.02
Mar 11
20.32
16.15
Feb 11
20.36
16.18
Jan 11
20.44
16.19
Dec 10
20.49
16.27
Nov 10
20.51
16.28
Oct 10
20.62
16.37
Sep 10
20.51
16.32
Aug 10
20.51
16.29
Jul 10
20.57
16.34
Jun 10
20.7
16.45
May 10
20.79
16.53
Apr 10
20.86
16.56
Mar 10
20.79
16.42
Feb 10
20.81
16.45
Jan 10
20.69
16.38
Dec 09
20.28
16.19
Nov 09
20.17
16.19
Oct 09
19.98
16.06
Sep 09
19.83
15.91
Aug 09
19.56
15.7
Jul 09
19.34
15.6
Jun 09
19.14
15.45
May 09
18.98
15.35
Apr 09
18.72
15.19
Mar 09
18.39
14.94
Feb 09
17.87
14.47
Jan 09
17.27
14
Dec 08
16.36
13.37
Nov 08
15.88
12.98
Oct 08
15.47
12.65
Sep 08
15.25
12.43
Aug 08
15.08
12.29
Jul 08
14.96
12.13
Jun 08
15.06
12.14
May 08
14.87
11.99
Apr 08
14.77
11.91
Mar 08
14.64
11.74
Feb 08
14.71
11.77
Jan 08
14.86
11.83
Dec 07
15.03
11.86
Nov 07
15.03
11.81
Oct 07
15.17
11.88
Sep 07
15.34
11.97
Aug 07
15.41
12.03
Jul 07
15.52
12.12
Jun 07
15.49
12.03
May 07
15.6
12.13
Apr 07
15.7
12.15
Mar 07
15.97
12.35
Feb 07
16.21
12.48
Jan 07
16.43
12.59
Dec 06
16.71
12.66
Nov 06
16.97
12.83
Oct 06
17.18
12.94
Sep 06
17.47
13.06
Aug 06
17.59
13.15
Jul 06
17.71
13.19
Jun 06
17.81
13.32
May 06
18.02
13.49
Apr 06
18.25
13.63
Mar 06
18.49
13.8
Feb 06
18.68
13.96
Jan 06
18.91
14.01
Dec 05
19.1
14.11
Nov 05
19.26
14.18
Oct 05
19.48
14.27
Sep 05
19.45
14.28
Aug 05
19.43
14.2
Jul 05
19.59
14.31
Jun 05
19.83
14.44
May 05
19.83
14.43
Apr 05
19.86
14.51
Mar 05
19.76
14.36
Feb 05
19.77
14.36
Jan 05
19.7
14.34
Dec 04
19.85
14.41
Nov 04
20.01
14.51
Oct 04
20
14.49
Sep 04
20.01
14.48
Aug 04
19.91
14.37
Jul 04
19.86
14.34
Jun 04
19.9
14.32
May 04
19.95
14.36
Apr 04
20.01
14.37
Mar 04
20.09
14.41
Feb 04
19.99
14.3
Jan 04
20.14
14.32
Dec 03
19.89
14.16
Nov 03
19.72
14.02
Oct 03
19.63
13.99
Sep 03
19.61
13.98
Aug 03
19.58
13.92
Jul 03
19.6
13.96
Jun 03
19.62
14.01
May 03
19.52
13.91
Apr 03
19.47
13.89
Mar 03
19.48
13.88
Feb 03
19.36
13.78
Jan 03
19.36
13.73
Dec 02
19.27
13.56
Nov 02
19.25
13.43
Oct 02
19.23
13.34
Sep 02
19.27
13.29
Aug 02
19.22
13.21
Jul 02
19.14
13.13
Jun 02
18.99
13.01
May 02
18.87
12.95
Apr 02
18.84
12.9
Mar 02
18.72
12.8
Feb 02
18.73
12.84
Jan 02
18.64
12.75
Dec 01
18.62
12.74
Nov 01
18.52
12.7
Oct 01
18.41
12.64
Sep 01
18.35
12.6
Aug 01
18.29
12.55
Jul 01
18.25
12.51
Jun 01
18.24
12.51
May 01
18.26
12.53
Apr 01
18.18
12.5
Mar 01
18.14
12.54
Feb 01
18.16
12.6
Jan 01
18.18
12.65
Dec 00
18.22
12.81
Nov 00
18.31
12.92
Oct 00
18.34
13.01
Sep 00
18.45
13.15
Aug 00
18.5
13.22
Jul 00
18.59
13.29
Jun 00
18.66
13.34
May 00
18.73
13.39
Apr 00
18.78
13.46
Mar 00
18.86
13.57
Feb 00
18.93
13.7
Jan 00
18.98
13.81
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