Euro Area Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Euro Area unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.75%, a 0.98% decline from 2021.
Euro Area unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.73%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
Euro Area unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.82%, a 0.32% increase from 2019.
Euro Area unemployment rate for 2019 was 7.50%, a 0.65% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:

Euro Area Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	6.75%	-0.98%
2021	7.73%	-0.09%
2020	7.82%	0.32%
2019	7.50%	-0.65%
2018	8.16%	-0.90%
2017	9.05%	-0.98%
2016	10.03%	-0.86%
2015	10.89%	-0.74%
2014	11.63%	-0.35%
2013	11.97%	0.56%
2012	11.42%	1.20%
2011	10.22%	0.07%
2010	10.16%	0.56%
2009	9.60%	2.05%
2008	7.55%	0.02%
2007	7.53%	-0.88%
2006	8.41%	-0.72%
2005	9.13%	-0.16%
2004	9.30%	0.27%
2003	9.03%	0.33%
2002	8.70%	0.25%
2001	8.45%	-1.06%
2000	9.51%	-0.98%
1999	10.49%	-0.75%
1998	11.24%	-0.42%
1997	11.66%	0.00%
1996	11.66%	0.21%
1995	11.45%	-0.32%
1994	11.77%	1.05%
1993	10.72%	1.77%
1992	8.95%	0.63%
1991	8.33%	8.33%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%