Unemployment Rate Medium Impact % Lower is Better
European Union · 160 historical releases · 160 with estimates
Latest Actual
6.2 %
Unemployment Rate (May)
Previous
6.2 %
Change
0.0
Historical Avg
8.44
160 releases
Range
6.1 — 12.2
Low — High
Beat Rate
39.4%
63 of 160
Miss Rate
16.9%
27 of 160
Historical Releases
All Releases
164
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | — | 6.2 | 6.2 | — | — |
| 2026-07-02 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | +1.59% |
| 2026-06-01 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 | -1.61% |
| 2026-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2026-04-01 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | +0.1 | -1.64% |
| 2026-03-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | -0.1 | +1.61% |
| 2026-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | -0.1 | +1.59% |
| 2026-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | -0.1 | +1.56% |
| 2025-12-02 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.0 | -1.59% |
| 2025-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-10-02 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +0.1 | -1.61% |
| 2025-09-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | +1.59% |
| 2025-07-02 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +0.1 | -1.61% |
| 2025-06-03 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-05-02 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | -1.64% |
| 2025-04-01 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | -0.1 | +1.61% |
| 2025-03-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | — | +1.59% |
| 2025-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-01-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-12-02 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | — | +1.56% |
| 2024-10-02 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 | +1.54% |
| 2024-08-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | +0.1 | -1.56% |
| 2024-07-02 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-05-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 | +1.54% |
| 2024-05-03 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-04-03 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | — | -1.56% |
| 2024-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-02-01 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 | +1.54% |
| 2023-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2023-11-03 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | +0.1 | -1.56% |
| 2023-10-02 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2023-08-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.0 | +1.54% |
| 2023-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2023-06-01 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-05-03 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | -0.1 | +1.52% |
| 2023-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | — | +1.49% |
| 2023-03-02 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | — | -1.52% |
| 2023-02-01 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | — | -1.54% |
| 2023-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-12-01 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | -0.1 | +1.52% |
| 2022-11-03 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-09-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-08-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | -0.1 | +2.94% |
| 2022-06-01 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-05-03 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | -0.1 | -1.49% |
| 2022-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | -0.1 | -1.49% |
| 2022-03-03 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | -0.2 | +1.45% |
| 2022-02-01 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -0.1 | +1.41% |
| 2022-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-12-02 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-11-03 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-09-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2021-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | -0.3 | +2.53% |
| 2021-07-01 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | -0.2 | +1.25% |
| 2021-06-01 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | -0.1 | +1.23% |
| 2021-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | -0.1 | +2.41% |
| 2021-04-06 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | — | -2.47% |
| 2021-03-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | — | +2.41% |
| 2021-02-01 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2021-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | -0.1 | +2.35% |
| 2020-12-02 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2020-10-01 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-09-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | +0.2 | +1.25% |
| 2020-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +0.1 | -1.3% |
| 2020-07-02 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | +0.1 | +3.9% |
| 2020-06-03 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 | +0.2 | +10.98% |
| 2020-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | +0.1 | +3.9% |
| 2020-04-01 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | -0.1 | +1.35% |
| 2020-03-03 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2020-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -0.1 | +1.33% |
| 2020-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | — | -1.35% |
| 2019-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -0.1 | +1.33% |
| 2019-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-07-01 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | -0.1 | +1.32% |
| 2019-06-04 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -0.1 | +1.3% |
| 2019-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | -0.1 | +1.28% |
| 2019-04-01 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | — | +1.27% |
| 2019-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | -0.1 | +2.47% |
| 2018-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | — | -1.25% |
| 2018-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-10-01 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2018-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-07-02 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | — | +1.18% |
| 2018-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | -0.1 | -1.19% |
| 2018-05-02 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-04-04 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2018-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | -0.1 | +1.12% |
| 2017-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -0.1 | +1.11% |
| 2017-10-02 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | — | -1.11% |
| 2017-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -0.1 | +1.09% |
| 2017-07-03 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | — | -1.09% |
| 2017-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -0.1 | +1.06% |
| 2017-05-02 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | — | -1.06% |
| 2017-04-03 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-03-02 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | -0.1 | +2.04% |
| 2017-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-12-01 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | -0.1 | +2.0% |
| 2016-11-03 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.1 | — | -1.0% |
| 2016-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.1 | — | -1.0% |
| 2016-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-07-01 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-04-29 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | -0.2 | +0.97% |
| 2016-04-04 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -0.1 | +0.96% |
| 2016-02-02 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -0.1 | +0.95% |
| 2016-01-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.6 | -0.1 | +1.87% |
| 2015-12-01 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | -0.1 | +0.93% |
| 2015-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | -0.1 | +1.82% |
| 2015-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | — | -0.92% |
| 2015-09-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | -0.2 | +1.8% |
| 2015-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-06-03 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 11.1 | 11.2 | — | — | +0.89% |
| 2015-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.3 | — | -0.89% |
| 2015-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 11.3 | 11.2 | — | — | -0.89% |
| 2015-03-02 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 11.2 | 11.4 | — | — | +1.75% |
| 2015-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -0.1 | +0.87% |
| 2015-01-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-11-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | -0.1 | +0.86% |
| 2014-07-01 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 11.6 | 11.7 | — | — | +0.85% |
| 2014-06-03 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | -0.1 | +0.85% |
| 2014-05-02 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 11.8 | 11.9 | — | — | +0.84% |
| 2014-04-01 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 11.9 | 12.0 | — | — | +0.83% |
| 2014-02-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | -0.1 | +0.83% |
| 2014-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -0.1 | +0.82% |
| 2013-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +0.2 | -1.67% |
| 2013-10-01 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 12.0 | 12.1 | — | — | +0.83% |
| 2013-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 12.1 | 12.2 | — | — | +0.82% |
| 2013-07-01 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 12.2 | 12.3 | — | — | +0.81% |
| 2013-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-04-02 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-03-01 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-03-01 | Unemployment Rate | — | 11.8 | 11.7 | — | — |