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Euro Area Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode EA.EMPLOY.Q.SA

Latest (y/y)0.5%Q2 2026
Previous (y/y)0.5%Q1 2026
Level176,536 THS_PERQ2 2026

Euro Area Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted was up 0.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.5% in Q1 2026.

The level stood at 176,536 THS_PER.

That is the lowest reading since Q1 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Q2 2020) to 3.1% (Q1 2022), averaging 1.1%.

Euro Area Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, annual % change, Q1 1996 – Q2 2026−4%−2%0%2%4%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Euro Area Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, annual % change, Q1 1996 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Euro Area Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, level (THS_PER)130k140k150k160k170k180k1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Euro Area Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, level (THS_PER).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
Q2 2026176,536 THS_PER0.5
Q1 2026176,321 THS_PER0.5
Q4 2025176,173 THS_PER0.7
Q3 2025175,937 THS_PER0.6
Q2 2025175,646 THS_PER0.8
Q1 2025175,422 THS_PER0.8
Q4 2024175,033 THS_PER0.8
Q3 2024174,829 THS_PER1.1
Q2 2024174,323 THS_PER1.0
Q1 2024173,986 THS_PER1.2
Q4 2023173,583 THS_PER1.4
Q3 2023172,916 THS_PER1.4
Q2 2023172,549 THS_PER1.5
Q1 2023171,969 THS_PER1.7
Q4 2022171,156 THS_PER1.7
Q3 2022170,480 THS_PER1.9
Q2 2022170,031 THS_PER2.8
Q1 2022169,112 THS_PER3.1
Q4 2021168,261 THS_PER2.5
Q3 2021167,334 THS_PER2.5
Q2 2021165,468 THS_PER2.4
Q1 2021164,029 THS_PER−1.3
Q4 2020164,140 THS_PER−1.5
Q3 2020163,214 THS_PER−1.9

Last 24 observations. The full history (126 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 1995
Observations126
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsTHS_PER
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high3.1% (Q1 2022)
10-year low−2.8% (Q2 2020)
10-year average1.1%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeEA.EMPLOY.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted 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.EMPLOY.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Euro area - Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted”.