EU adult unemployment is below its pre-pandemic level; youth is almost unchanged
September 2019 → September 2026: ages 25–74, 5.9% → 5.3%; ages 15–24, 15.4% → 15.5%. Improvement differs by age.
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September 2019 → September 2026: ages 25–74, 5.9% → 5.3%; ages 15–24, 15.4% → 15.5%. Improvement differs by age.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- 15–24 · September 2019 %
2019-09: 15.4
- 15–24 · September 2026 %
2026-09: 15.5
- 25–74 · September 2019 %
2019-09: 5.9
- 25–74 · September 2026 %
2026-09: 5.3
Eurostat une_rt_m. Seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment at ages 15–24 and 25–74. Shares of each age group’s labour force. Students count if economically active. Estimates can be revised.
Published estimates from different years, not the same people followed over time. The European survey changed in 2021; long-run differences may include methodological effects. This comparison does not identify causes.
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