Unemployment rate
How large a share of the labour force is looking for work.
| Regions | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 10.5 % | 2025 |
| Finland | 9.7 % | 2025 |
| Greece | 8.9 % | 2025 |
| Sweden | 8.8 % | 2025 |
| France | 7.7 % | 2025 |
| Estonia | 7.5 % | 2025 |
| Lithuania | 6.9 % | 2025 |
| Latvia | 6.9 % | 2025 |
| Luxembourg | 6.5 % | 2025 |
| Denmark | 6.4 % | 2025 |
| Belgium | 6.2 % | 2025 |
| Italy | 6.1 % | 2025 |
| Romania | 6.1 % | 2025 |
| European Union | 6.0 % | 2025 |
| Portugal | 6.0 % | 2025 |
| Austria | 5.7 % | 2025 |
| Slovakia | 5.4 % | 2025 |
| Switzerland | 4.9 % | 2025 |
| Croatia | 4.9 % | 2025 |
| Ireland | 4.7 % | 2025 |
| Iceland | 4.5 % | 2025 |
| Norway | 4.5 % | 2025 |
| Cyprus | 4.4 % | 2025 |
| Hungary | 4.4 % | 2025 |
| Netherlands | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| Slovenia | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| Germany | 3.8 % | 2025 |
| Bulgaria | 3.5 % | 2025 |
| Malta | 3.1 % | 2025 |
| Poland | 3.1 % | 2025 |
| Czechia | 2.8 % | 2025 |
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat
Country comparisons
- Unemployment rate: Sweden vs Norway
- Unemployment rate: Sweden vs Finland
- Unemployment rate: Sweden vs Denmark
- Unemployment rate: Norway vs Denmark
- Unemployment rate: Finland vs Estonia
- Unemployment rate: Germany vs France
- Unemployment rate: Germany vs Austria
- Unemployment rate: Germany vs Poland
- Unemployment rate: Germany vs Netherlands
- Unemployment rate: France vs Italy
- Unemployment rate: Spain vs Italy
- Unemployment rate: Spain vs Portugal
- Unemployment rate: Netherlands vs Belgium
- Unemployment rate: Poland vs Czechia
- Unemployment rate: Czechia vs Slovakia
- Unemployment rate: Romania vs Bulgaria
- Unemployment rate: Hungary vs Austria
- Unemployment rate: Ireland vs Netherlands
- Unemployment rate: Lithuania vs Latvia
EU rules behind this number
- AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Annex III, point 4): AI used for hiring, promotion or dismissal is high-risk under the AI Act. Duties, exemptions and fines
- GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (Art. 88): Member states may set their own rules for employee data.
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