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Employment rate in European Union (27)

Employment rate in the European Union (27) was 76.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024.

202576.1%
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Series high76.12025
Series low66.72013

Employment rate in European Union (27), 2009 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

666870727476782009201220152018202120252009: 67.3 %2010: 67 %2011: 67.1 %2012: 66.9 %2013: 66.7 %2014: 67.5 %2015: 68.5 %2016: 69.6 %2017: 70.9 %2018: 71.9 %2019: 72.7 %2020: 71.7 %2021: 73 %2022: 74.6 %2023: 75.3 %2024: 75.7 %2025: 76.1 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-10.
All 17 values
Period%
202576.1
202475.7
202375.3
202274.6
202173
202071.7
201972.7
201871.9
201770.9
201669.6
201568.5
201467.5
201366.7
201266.9
201167.1
201067
200967.3

Rankings

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

How to cite

Eurostat. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_emp_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the employment rate in European Union (27)?

Employment rate in the European Union (27) was 76.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Employment and activity by sex and age, annual data, employment rate 20 to 64 (lfsi_emp_a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest employment rate in European Union (27)?

76.1% in 2025, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

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