Overview In January 2025, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2%, stable compared with December 2024 and down from 6.5% in January 2024. The EU unemployment rate was 5.8% in January 2025, also stable compared with December 2024 and down from 6.1% in January 2024. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat estimates that 12.824 million persons in the EU, of whom 10.655 million in the euro area, were unemployed in Januar...
