EU at 6.0%
In May 2024, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.4%, stable compared with April 2024 and down from 6.5% in May 2023. The EU unemployment rate was 6.0% in May 2024, also stable compared with April 2024 as well as with May 2023. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 13.200 million persons in the EU, of whom 11.078 million in the euro area, were unemployed in May 2024.
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Compared with April 2024, unemployment increased by 13 thousand in the EU and by 38 thousand in the euro area.
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Compared with May 2023, unemployment increased by 163 thousand in the EU and by 3 thousand in the euro area.
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