Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 3,623 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 3,623. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 9,842 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,623, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,367 | — |
| 2010 | 6,871 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 7,428 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 8,574 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 9,688 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 9,842 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8,975 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 8,020 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 7,045 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 6,079 | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 5,275 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 4,690 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 5,320 | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 4,604 | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 4,116 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 3,708 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 3,623 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,367 | 5,367 | 5,367 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,780 | 5,275 | 9,842 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,344 | 3,623 | 5,320 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 3,623 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,842 in 2014.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,623 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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