# Euro Area Unemployed Persons

Euro Area Unemployed Persons was up 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 11,555 Thousand persons.
That is the highest reading since May 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.1% (Apr 2022) to 14.9% (Mar 2021), averaging −3.9%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EA.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/euro-area/unemployed-persons

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,555 Thousand persons | 3.8 |
| August 2026 | 11,433 Thousand persons | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 11,400 Thousand persons | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 11,369 Thousand persons | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 11,262 Thousand persons | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 11,291 Thousand persons | 2.2 |
| March 2026 | 11,319 Thousand persons | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 11,315 Thousand persons | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 11,112 Thousand persons | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 11,087 Thousand persons | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 11,089 Thousand persons | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 11,142 Thousand persons | 2.8 |
| September 2025 | 11,135 Thousand persons | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 11,117 Thousand persons | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 11,107 Thousand persons | 0.1 |
| June 2025 | 11,091 Thousand persons | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 11,122 Thousand persons | 0.08 |
| April 2025 | 11,045 Thousand persons | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 11,165 Thousand persons | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 11,042 Thousand persons | −2.7 |
| January 2025 | 11,045 Thousand persons | −2.7 |
| December 2024 | 10,917 Thousand persons | −3.5 |
| November 2024 | 10,835 Thousand persons | −4.5 |
| October 2024 | 10,841 Thousand persons | −5.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.UNEMPLVL.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EA.UNEMPLVL.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```