Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex was 2,965 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,965
Change on year
up 6.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
3,643
in 2014
All-time low
1,782
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 2,965, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 3,643 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,782, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category … sex in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,782 | — |
| 2003 | 1,952 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 2,141 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 2,163 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,981 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 1,798 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 1,793 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,372 | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 2,630 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2,773 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3,248 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 3,631 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 3,643 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,485 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,229 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 2,939 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2,783 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2,699 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,099 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 3,074 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,668 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 2,713 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,795 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 2,965 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,998 | 1,782 | 2,372 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,106 | 2,630 | 3,643 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,886 | 2,668 | 3,099 | 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 unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2,965 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,643 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,782 in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons in science and technology (hrst) by category and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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