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Unemployment Rate

The Unemployment Rate released by the Eurostat is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the European Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the European lobar market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the European economy. Generally speaking, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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Most recent - Friday, 2 May 09:00

6.2%

Revised

6.2%

Forecast

6.1%

Actual

6.2%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/EUR pairs and bearish for EUR/xxx pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Unemployment Rate was 6.2% against a forecast of 6.1%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

2 May 2025 09:00

6.1%

6.2%

1 April 2025 09:00

6.2%

6.1%

4 March 2025 10:00

6.3%

6.2%

30 January 2025 10:00

6.3%

7 January 2025 10:00

6.4%

6.3%

2 December 2024 10:00

6.3%

31 October 2024 10:00

6.4%

6.3%

2 October 2024 09:00

6.4%

30 August 2024 09:00

6.5%

6.4%

1 August 2024 09:00

6.4%

6.5%

2 July 2024 09:00

6.4%

30 May 2024 09:00

6.5%

6.4%

3 May 2024 09:00

6.5%

3 April 2024 09:00

6.4%

6.5%

1 March 2024 10:00

6.4%

1 February 2024 10:00

6.4%

9 January 2024 10:00

6.5%

6.4%

30 November 2023 10:00

6.5%

3 November 2023 10:00

6.4%

6.5%

2 October 2023 09:00

6.4%

31 August 2023 09:00

6.4%

1 August 2023 09:00

6.5%

6.4%

30 June 2023 09:00

6.5%

1 June 2023 09:00

6.5%

3 May 2023 09:00

6.6%

6.5%

31 March 2023 09:00

6.7%

6.6%

2 March 2023 10:00

6.6%

6.7%

1 February 2023 10:00

6.5%

6.6%

9 January 2023 10:00

6.5%

1 December 2022 10:00

6.6%

6.5%

3 November 2022 10:00

6.6%

30 September 2022 09:00

6.6%

1 September 2022 09:00

6.6%

1 August 2022 09:00

6.6%

30 June 2022 09:00

6.8%

6.6%

1 June 2022 09:00

6.7%

6.8%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for EUR. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unemployment Rate result:

		Previous	Latest
Industrial Production n.s.a. w.d.a. (YoY)	Bullish change	-4.1%	-0.2%
Industrial Production s.a. (MoM)	Bullish change	-1.3%	3%
Trade Balance s.a.	Bullish change	€17.9B	€21.1B
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.2%	-0.1%
Retail Sales (YoY)	Bearish change	1.9%	1.5%
Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY)	Bullish change	-0.2%	3.8%
Factory Orders s.a. (MoM)	Bullish change	0%	3.6%
Producer Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.2%	-1.6%
Producer Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	3%	1.9%
HCOB Composite PMI	Bullish change	50.1	50.4
HCOB Composite PMI	Bullish change	49.7	50.1
HCOB Services PMI	Bullish change	48.8	49
HCOB Services PMI	Bearish change	54.7	53.4
Sentix Investor Confidence	Bullish change	-19.5	-8.1
Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)	(no change)	1%	1%
Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)	Bullish change	2.4%	2.7%
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)	(no change)	0.6%	0.6%
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)	(no change)	2.2%	2.2%
HCOB Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	48	48.4
HCOB Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	46.6	49.3
HCOB Manufacturing PMI	Bearish change	49.5	48.1
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.3%	0.4%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	2.2%	2.1%
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.5%
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)	Bearish change	2.3%	2.2%
Gross Domestic Product s.a. (QoQ)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY)	(no change)	1.2%	1.2%
Consumer Price Index (EU Norm) (YoY)	(no change)	2.1%	2.1%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	1.9%	2%
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)	Bullish change	-0.2%	0.2%
Gross Domestic Product (YoY)	(no change)	-0.2%	-0.2%
Gross Domestic Product w.d.a (YoY)	(no change)	-0.4%	-0.4%
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.3%
Gross Domestic Product (YoY)	Bullish change	0.5%	0.6%
Unemployment Change	Bullish change	26K	4K
Unemployment Rate s.a.	(no change)	6.3%	6.3%
Consumer Price Index (EU norm) (YoY)	Bearish change	0.9%	0.8%
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)	Bullish change	-0.1%	0.1%
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.2%	-0.2%
Retail Sales (YoY)	Bearish change	4.3%	2.2%
Business Climate	Bullish change	-0.72	-0.67
Consumer Confidence	(no change)	-16.7	-16.7
Economic Sentiment Indicator	Bearish change	95	93.6
Gross Domestic Product - Estimated (QoQ)	Bearish change	0.8%	0.6%
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (YoY)	(no change)	2.2%	2.2%
GfK Consumer Confidence Survey	Bullish change	-24.3	-20.6

About Unemployment Rate

Country:	Eurozone
Currency:	EUR
Source:	Eurostat
Category:	Labor Market
Frequency:	Monthly

Related events

	Australia		Unemployment Rate s.a.
	Australia		Employment Change s.a.
	Canada		Unemployment Rate
	Canada		Net Change in Employment
	New Zealand		Unemployment Rate
	New Zealand		Employment Change
	United Kingdom		Employment Change
	United Kingdom		ILO Unemployment Rate (3M)
	United Kingdom		Claimant Count Change
	United States		Nonfarm Payrolls
	United States		ADP Employment Change
	United States		Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)
	United States		Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)
	Australia		Wage Price Index (QoQ)
	Australia		Part-Time Employment
	Australia		Participation Rate
	Australia		Full-Time Employment
	Canada		Average Hourly Wages (YoY)
	Germany		Unemployment Change
	Germany		Unemployment Rate s.a.
	Eurozone		Employment Change (QoQ)
	Japan		Labor Cash Earnings (YoY)
	Japan		Unemployment Rate
	New Zealand		Participation Rate
	New Zealand		Labour Cost Index (QoQ)
	United Kingdom		Claimant Count Rate
	United Kingdom		Average Earnings Including Bonus (3Mo/Yr)
	United Kingdom		Average Earnings Excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr)
	United States		ISM Manufacturing Employment Index
	United States		Unit Labor Costs
	United States		Personal Income (MoM)
	United States		Nonfarm Payrolls Benchmark Revision
	United States		ISM Services Employment Index
	United States		Unemployment Rate
	United States		Nonfarm Productivity
	United States		JOLTS Job Openings
	United States		Initial Jobless Claims
	United States		Challenger Job Cuts
	United States		Labor Force Participation Rate
	United States		U6 Underemployment Rate
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Unemployment Rate

Most recent - Friday, 2 May 09:00

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