Euro area unemployment at 6.5%, EU at 6.0%

In February 2024, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.5%, stable compared with January 2024 and down from 6.6% in February 2023. The EU unemployment rate was 6.0% in February 2024, also stable compared with January 2024 and compared with February 2023. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

• Compared with January 2024, unemployment decreased by 13 thousand in the EU and increased by 17 thousand in the euro area.

• Compared with February 2023, unemployment increased by 156 thousand in the EU and decreased by 30 thousand in the euro area.

• Spain ... 11.5
• Greece ... 11.0
• Sweden ... 8.1
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• Slovenia ... 3.1
• Poland ... 2 9
• Czechia ... 2.6

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-03042024-bp