In June 2021, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7%, down from 8.0% in May 2021 and from 8.0% in June 2020. The EU unemployment rate was 7.1% in June 2021, down from 7.3% in May 2021 and down from 7.3% in June 2020.
Eurostat estimates that 14.916 million men and women in the EU, of whom 12.517 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2021. Compared with May 2021, the number of persons unemployed decreased by 487 000 in the EU and by 423 000 in the euro area. Compared with June 2020, unemployment decreased by 397 000 in the EU and by 339 000 in the euro area.
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Eurostat, 30 July 2021