Unemployment Rate Rises by 0.1 Points in August in the Euro Area and the EU Economic Journal
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In comparison with June, the indicator remained stable in both areas for the seventh consecutive month, with the European Statistics Office estimated that 13.6 billion people in the EU, of whom 11.357 million in the euro area, were unemployed in August 2026.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Euro Area was 6.4 percent in August. The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) released the August unemployment figures for the European Union (EU) and the Euro Area...
Finland, Spain and Sweden showed the largest increases.
Result came in line with the projection of consulted analysts; Eurostat estimates that there were 11.357 million unemployed in the euro area in August
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