Eurozone unemployment rate by country

Unemployment rate across the euro area (August 2026) ranges from 10.0% (Spain) down to 3.4% (Slovenia), against a euro-area average of 6.4%.

					12-mo trend
🇪🇸Spain	10.0%August 2026	10.0%	0.0	▼ 0.5	▼
🇫🇮Finland	9.9%August 2026	10.5%	▼ 0.6	▼ 0.1	▼
🇫🇷France	8.2%August 2026	8.3%	▼ 0.1	▲ 0.4	▲
🇪🇪Estonia	8.0%August 2026	7.9%	▲ 0.1	▲ 0.8	▲
🇬🇷Greece	7.4%August 2026	7.9%	▼ 0.5	▼ 1.3	▼
🇱🇺Luxembourg	7.3%August 2026	7.1%	▲ 0.2	▲ 0.9	▲
🇱🇻Latvia	7.3%August 2026	7.3%	0.0	▲ 0.1	▲
🇦🇹Austria	6.7%August 2026	6.2%	▲ 0.5	▲ 0.7	▲
🇮🇹Italy	6.2%August 2026	6.0%	▲ 0.2	▲ 0.3	▲
🇱🇹Lithuania	6.1%August 2026	6.2%	▼ 0.1	▼ 0.8	▼
🇧🇪Belgium	5.9%August 2026	6.0%	▼ 0.1	▼ 0.2	▼
🇵🇹Portugal	5.7%August 2026	5.7%	0.0	▼ 0.3	▼
🇸🇰Slovakia	5.7%August 2026	5.7%	0.0	▲ 0.2	▲
🇮🇪Ireland	5.0%August 2026	5.0%	0.0	0.0	▲
🇭🇷Croatia	4.3%August 2026	4.3%	0.0	▼ 0.6	▼
🇨🇾Cyprus	4.1%August 2026	4.0%	▲ 0.1	▼ 0.3	▼
🇩🇪Germany	4.0%August 2026	4.0%	0.0	▲ 0.2	▲
🇳🇱Netherlands	4.0%August 2026	4.0%	0.0	▲ 0.1	▲
🇧🇬Bulgaria	3.5%August 2026	3.5%	0.0	▼ 0.3	▼
🇲🇹Malta	3.4%August 2026	3.4%	0.0	▲ 0.7	▲
🇸🇮Slovenia	3.4%August 2026	3.5%	▼ 0.1	▼ 0.5	▼

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Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-10-01 · modifications: none

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Frequently asked questions

Which euro-area country has the highest unemployment rate?: Spain, at 10.0%.
Which euro-area country has the lowest unemployment rate?: Slovenia, at 3.4%.
What is the euro-area average unemployment rate?: The euro-area average is 6.4%.