Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 41.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
41.5%
Change on year
down 5.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
63.9%
in 2005
All-time low
41.5%
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 41.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 63.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60.1% | — |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 56.9% | 63.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 43.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 41.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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