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Euro Area Labour Force

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode EA.LF.Q.SA

Latest (y/y)0.5%Q2 2026
Previous (y/y)0.5%Q1 2026
Level176,766 Thousand personsQ2 2026

Euro Area Labour Force was up 0.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.5% in Q1 2026.

The level stood at 176,766 Thousand persons.

That is the lowest reading since Q4 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Q2 2020) to 3.2% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.6%.

Euro Area Labour Force, annual % change, Q1 2010 – Q2 2026−4%−2%0%2%4%201020122014201620182020202220242026Robomacro
Euro Area Labour Force, annual % change, Q1 2010 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Euro Area Labour Force, level (Thousand persons)160k165k170k175k2010201520202025Robomacro
Euro Area Labour Force, level (Thousand persons).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
Q2 2026176,766 Thousand persons0.5
Q1 2026176,366 Thousand persons0.5
Q4 2025176,256 Thousand persons1.0
Q3 2025175,996 Thousand persons0.9
Q2 2025175,935 Thousand persons1.0
Q1 2025175,484 Thousand persons0.8
Q4 2024174,590 Thousand persons0.4
Q3 2024174,507 Thousand persons0.8
Q2 2024174,268 Thousand persons0.8
Q1 2024174,013 Thousand persons0.9
Q4 2023173,898 Thousand persons1.3
Q3 2023173,204 Thousand persons1.3
Q2 2023172,901 Thousand persons1.3
Q1 2023172,464 Thousand persons1.6
Q4 2022171,693 Thousand persons1.5
Q3 2022171,016 Thousand persons1.3
Q2 2022170,662 Thousand persons1.9
Q1 2022169,687 Thousand persons2.2
Q4 2021169,209 Thousand persons1.8
Q3 2021168,838 Thousand persons1.6
Q2 2021167,527 Thousand persons3.2
Q1 2021165,998 Thousand persons−0.7
Q4 2020166,228 Thousand persons−1.5
Q3 2020166,157 Thousand persons−1.0

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
UnitsThousand persons
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high3.2% (Q2 2021)
10-year low−3.4% (Q2 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeEA.LF.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current labour Force in Euro Area?
The latest reading is 0.5% year on year 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.LF.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Euro area - Labour force (level) (Eurostat lfsi_emp_q)”.