In October 2024, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3%, stable compared with September 2024 and down from 6.6% in October 2023. The EU unemployment rate was 5.9% in October 2024, also stable compared with September 2024 and down from 6.1% in October 2023. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 12.971 million persons in the EU, of whom 10.841 million in the euro area, were unemployed in October 2024.
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Compared with September 2024, unemployment decreased by 70 thousand in the EU and by 3 thousand in the euro area.
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Compared with October 2023, unemployment decreased by 416 thousand in the EU and by 411 thousand in the euro area.
Source: Eurostat
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