Eurostat reports September unemployment at 6.5% in euro area and 6.2% in EU
The seasonally adjusted rates were stable against revised August figures and higher than a year earlier, according to Eurostat’s October 30 release.
What the record says
Eurostat reports a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.5% in the euro area and 6.2% in the European Union for September 2026. Both rates were unchanged from the revised August figures.
The October 30 release compares those September rates with 6.3% in the euro area and 6.0% in the EU a year earlier. Eurostat estimates that 13.773 million people in the EU were unemployed in September, including 11.555 million in the euro area.
The agency revised August’s previously published rates from 6.4% to 6.5% for the euro area and from 6.1% to 6.2% for the EU.
Source details and supporting locations.
Practical next step
Read Eurostat’s release for definitions, country tables and revisions.
Limits and what is not established
These aggregate, seasonally adjusted estimates can be revised and do not describe every country’s labour market.
Sources checked October 30, 2026. Later notices may change instructions or arrangements.
Original sources
Eurostat: original information