Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 43 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 43. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 64.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.2 | — |
| 2004 | 64 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 64.1 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.4 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 60.4 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 58.2 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 54.4 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 51.5 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 50.7 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 49.7 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 49.2 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 47.1 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 47 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.8 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.8 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 43 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.07 | 58.2 | 64.1 | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.72 | 44.8 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1 |
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
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- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 43 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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