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Euro Area Employment rate / employment-population ratio

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode EA.EMPRATE.Q.SA

Latest71.0%Q2 2026
Previous70.8%Q1 2026
Year ago70.8%Q2 2025

Euro Area Employment rate / employment-population ratio was 71.0% in Q2 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from Q1 2026 and up 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2009.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 65.1% (Q2 2016) to 71.0% (Q2 2026), averaging 68.4%.

Euro Area Employment rate / employment-population ratio (Percentage of total population), Q1 2009 – Q2 202662%64%66%68%70%72%2010201520202025Robomacro
Euro Area Employment rate / employment-population ratio (Percentage of total population), Q1 2009 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 202671.0%
Q1 202670.8%
Q4 202570.8%
Q3 202570.7%
Q2 202570.8%
Q1 202570.7%
Q4 202470.5%
Q3 202470.5%
Q2 202470.4%
Q1 202470.3%
Q4 202370.2%
Q3 202370.0%
Q2 202370.1%
Q1 202369.9%
Q4 202269.6%
Q3 202269.4%
Q2 202269.4%
Q1 202269.2%
Q4 202168.8%
Q3 202168.4%
Q2 202167.5%
Q1 202166.7%
Q4 202066.8%
Q3 202066.4%

Last 24 observations. The full history (70 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 2009
Observations70
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsPercentage of total population
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high71.0% (Q2 2026)
10-year low65.1% (Q2 2016)
10-year average68.4%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeEA.EMPRATE.Q.SA

Other Euro Area indicators

Euro Area GDP (Gross Domestic Product)Euro Area Real GDP (Current prices, million EURs, 2010 ref)Euro Area Inflation Rate (CPI)Euro Area Core Inflation RateEuro Area Unemployment RateEuro Area 10-Year Government Bond YieldEuro Area Industrial ProductionEuro Area Retail SalesEuro Area Producer Price Inflation (PPI)Euro Area Current account balance (BPM6, extra-euro-area), not seasonally adjustedEuro Area Trade Balance: Goods & ServicesEuro Area Exports of goods (BPM6 credits, extra-euro-area), not seasonally adjustedEuro Area Exports of goods and services, Current prices, million EUREuro Area Exports of goods and services, chain-linked volumeEuro Area Imports of goods (BPM6 debits, extra-euro-area), not seasonally adjustedEuro Area Imports of goods and services, Current prices, million EUR

FAQ

What is the current employment rate / employment-population ratio in Euro Area?
The latest reading is 71.0% for Q2 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code EA.EMPRATE.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Euro area - Employment rate / employment-population ratio (Eurostat lfsi_emp_q)”.