# Employment rate in European Union (27)

Employment rate in European Union (27) was 76.1% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `employment_rate`
- Place id: `eu27`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employment-rate/european-union
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/employment-rate/european-union.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employment_rate&place=eu27

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 76.1 |
| 2024 | 75.7 |
| 2023 | 75.3 |
| 2022 | 74.6 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2020 | 71.7 |
| 2019 | 72.7 |
| 2018 | 71.9 |
| 2017 | 70.9 |
| 2016 | 69.6 |
| 2015 | 68.5 |
| 2014 | 67.5 |
| 2013 | 66.7 |
| 2012 | 66.9 |
| 2011 | 67.1 |
| 2010 | 67 |
| 2009 | 67.3 |