EU & euro area jobless rates decline in April 2025

The EU unemployment rate remained steady at 5.9 per cent month-on-month (MoM), improving from 6.0 per cent in April 2024. An estimated 12.902 million people in the EU were unemployed, including 10.680 million in the euro area.

Compared with March 2025, unemployment declined by 188,000 in the EU and 207,000 in the euro area. Year-on-year (YoY), the figures show a fall of 217,000 and 343,000, respectively, Eurostat said in a release.

Youth unemployment also showed improvement. The EU rate dropped to 14.8 per cent in April from 15.0 per cent in March, while the euro area rate declined to 14.4 per cent from 14.8 per cent.

The number of unemployed youth decreased by 57,000 in the EU and 74,000 in the euro area compared with the previous month. However, on an annual basis, youth joblessness rose by 19,000 in the EU, though it fell by 16,000 in the euro area.

Unemployment among women in the EU dropped to 6.1 per cent in April from 6.2 per cent in March, while men’s unemployment fell to 5.6 per cent from 5.7 per cent. In the euro area, the rate was 6.5 per cent for women and 6.0 per cent for men.

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