# Long-term unemployment rate

People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

## Key facts

- Long-term unemployment rate in the European Union (27) was 1.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Greece had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 5%, and The Netherlands the lowest, at 0.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 268 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Note: A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/long_term_unemployment_rate

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2025 | 1.9 | Eurostat. Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_ltu_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/eu-regions.md) (240 places)
- [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/spain-regions.md) (19 places)
- [Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/germany-regions.md) (38 places)
- [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/france-regions.md) (27 places)
- [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/italy-regions.md) (21 places)
- [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/poland-regions.md) (17 places)
- [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/greece-regions.md) (13 places)
- [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/netherlands-regions.md) (12 places)
- [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/belgium-regions.md) (11 places)
- [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/portugal-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/czechia-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/hungary-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/romania-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/sweden-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/austria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/denmark-regions.md) (5 places)