In June 2022, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.6%, stable compared with May 2022 and down from 7.9% in June 2021. The EU unemployment rate was 6.0% in June 2022, also stable compared with May 2022 and down from 7.2% in June 2021. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 12.931 million men and women in the EU, of whom 10.925 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2022. Compared with June 2021, unemployment decreased by 2.311 million in the EU and by 1.957 million in the euro area.
Youth unemployment
In June 2022, 2.546 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.073 million were in the euro area. In June 2022, the youth unemployment rate was 13.6% in both the EU and the euro area, up from 13.3% in the EU and up from 13.2% in the euro area. Compared with May 2022, youth unemployment increased by 59 thousand in the EU and by 64 thousand in the euro area. Compared with June 2021, youth unemployment decreased by 527 thousand in the EU and by 450 thousand in the euro area.
Unemployment by sex
In June 2022, the unemployment rate for women was 6.4% in the EU, stable compared with May 2022. The unemployment rate for men was 5.7% in June 2022, also stable compared with the previous month. In the euro area, the unemployment rate for women was 7.0% and the unemployment rate for men was 6.2%, both stable compared with May 2022.
