Eurozone unemployment rate at 6.5% in September

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The eurozone's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 6.5% in September, remaining unchanged compared with August, the European Union's statistical office said on Friday.

The figure was up from 6.3% recorded in September 2025, according to Eurostat.

Across the wider EU, the unemployment rate held steady at 6.2% month-on-month in September, up from 6% a year earlier.

Eurostat estimated that 13.77 million people in the EU, including 11.56 million in the euro area, were unemployed in September.

Month-on-month, the number of jobless individuals increased by 105,000 in the EU and by 122,000 in the euro area.

On an annual basis, unemployment rose by 471,000 in the EU and by 420,000 in the single currency bloc.

In the EU, the unemployment rate for women stood at 6.4% in September, while the rate for men was 6%, with both figures remaining stable compared to August.

In the euro area, the jobless rate for women held steady at 6.7%, while the rate for men edged up to 6.4% from 6.3% in the prior month.

Gökhan Ergöçün