# European Union Unemployed Persons

European Union Unemployed Persons was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 13,773 Thousand persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.0% (Apr 2022) to 17.0% (Mar 2021), averaging −3.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 13,773 Thousand persons | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 13,668 Thousand persons | 3.0 |
| July 2026 | 13,655 Thousand persons | 3.2 |
| June 2026 | 13,664 Thousand persons | 3.5 |
| May 2026 | 13,529 Thousand persons | 2.4 |
| April 2026 | 13,548 Thousand persons | 2.9 |
| March 2026 | 13,553 Thousand persons | 2.1 |
| February 2026 | 13,480 Thousand persons | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 13,260 Thousand persons | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 13,246 Thousand persons | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 13,297 Thousand persons | 3.5 |
| October 2025 | 13,377 Thousand persons | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 13,302 Thousand persons | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 13,273 Thousand persons | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 13,236 Thousand persons | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 13,200 Thousand persons | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 13,213 Thousand persons | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 13,163 Thousand persons | 0.02 |
| March 2025 | 13,270 Thousand persons | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 13,155 Thousand persons | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 13,211 Thousand persons | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 12,971 Thousand persons | −2.7 |
| November 2024 | 12,850 Thousand persons | −3.7 |
| October 2024 | 12,825 Thousand persons | −4.4 |

## API

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

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