Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 4,581 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,581
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
4th
of 6 regions
All-time high
8,172
in 2012
All-time low
4,537
in 2019
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 4,581.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 8,172 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,537, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,745 | — |
| 2006 | 5,336 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 4,925 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 5,622 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 6,896 | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 7,027 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,439 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 8,172 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 8,028 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 7,550 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 6,743 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 6,305 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 5,579 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 4,878 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 4,537 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 4,581 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,705 | 4,925 | 6,896 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6,626 | 4,537 | 8,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,581 | 4,581 | 4,581 | 1 |
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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4,581 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,172 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,537 in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 6 regions with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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