Seasonally adjusted unemployment, tota

Rates (%)
Mar-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
EA 8.2 7 6.9 6.9 6.8
EU 7.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2
Belgium 6.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6
Bulgaria 5.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3
Czechia 3.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.3
Denmark 5.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5
Germany 3.9 3.2 3.1 3 2.9
Estonia 6.7 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.4
Ireland 7.7 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.5
Greece 16.8 12.8 13 12.8 12.9
Spain 15.4 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.5
France 8.2 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4
Croatia 8.4 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5
Italy 10.1 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.3
Cyprus 8.2 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.9
Latvia 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.2 7
Lithuania 7.4 6.6 7 7 6.9
Luxembourg 6.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5
Hungary 4 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.2
Malta 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 3
Netherlands 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3
Austria 6.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.2
Poland 3.7 3.1 3 3 3
Portugal 6.6 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7
Romania 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7
Slovenia 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.1 4
Slovakia 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5
Finland 8 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6
Sweden 9.1 8 7.9 7.7 7.6
Iceland 6.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3
Norway 4.7* 3.3 3.1 3.1 :
Switzerland 5.5 4.5 : : :
United States 6 3.9 4 3.8 3.6

: Data not available * January 2021

Seasonally adjusted youth (under 25s) unemp

Rates (%)
Mar-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
EA 18.4 14.5 14.3 14 13.9
EU 18.1 14.4 14.2 14 13.9
Belgium 19.4 15.5 13.5 13.5 13.5
Bulgaria 15.9 15.3 14.9 14.8 14.4
Czechia 10.1 7.7 6.4 7.3 6.9
Denmark 13 10 10 10.1 10.3
Germany 7.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5
Estonia 16.2 18.2 19.5 18.4 18.4
Ireland 18.7 12.4 13 12.7 12.3
Greece 41.9 28.8 35.6 30.8 27.2
Spain 38.2 31.2 30.4 29.8 29.6
France 20.7 16.7 16.2 16.4 16.3
Croatia 23.6 18.4 17 17 17
Italy 32.2 26.2 24.8 24.2 24.5
Cyprus 18.4 16.4 16 16 16
Latvia 16.2 11.4 10.8 10.3 9.8
Lithuania 15.2 10.6 11.5 11.5 11.5
Luxembourg 20.1 15.7 14.6 14.4 14
Hungary 12 11.5 11.7 10.6 9.2
Malta 9.9 11.7 10.8 10.5 10
Netherlands 10.4 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.1
Austria 12.7 8.1 9.1 8.7 6.9
Poland 14.1 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.1
Portugal 22.7 20.9 20.6 20.2 21.6
Romania 20.9 22 : : :
Slovenia 14.8 10.1 8 8 8
Slovakia 22.4 19.1 19 18.9 18.8
Finland 19.5 14.3 14.1 13.9 13.8
Sweden 24.7 23.3 22.9 22.6 22.3
Iceland 12.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4
Norway 11.8 9.1 8.8 8.1 :
Switzerland 9.2 8.1 : : :
: Data not available
Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and Slovenia: quarterly data

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates (%)

Males
Mar-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
EA 7.7 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.5
EU 7.1 6.2 6.1 6 5.9
Belgium 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6
Bulgaria 6 5 4.8 4.7 4.6
Czechia 2.7 1.9 1.9 2 2
Denmark 5.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.3
Germany 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2
Estonia 7.4 5.6 6.4 5.7 5.7
Ireland 7.6 5.1 5.1 5 5.3
Greece 12.2 9.7 9.7 10 10.2
Spain 13.5 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9
France 8.4 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.2
Croatia 8.4 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2
Italy 9.2 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.6
Cyprus 8 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.3
Latvia 8.3 8 8 7.8 7.5
Lithuania 7.5 7.4 8 8 8
Luxembourg 5.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2
Hungary 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7
Malta 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2
Netherlands 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1
Austria 6.2 4.9 5.3 4.8 4.4
Poland 3.7 3.1 3.1 3 3
Portugal 6.4 5.7 5.5 5.1 5
Romania 6.2 6.1 5.6 6.1 5.7
Slovenia 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7
Slovakia 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6
Finland 8.6 7.2 7.1 7 6.9
Sweden 9 7.5 7.3 7.2 7
Iceland 5.9 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2
Norway 5 3.6 3.4 3.4 :
Switzerland 5 4.5 : : :
: Data not available
djusted unemployment, totals
Number of persons (in thousands)
Mar-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
13 205 11 571 11 441 11 350 11 274
15 733 13 719 13 594 13 459 13 374
342 299 295 294 296
190 148 145 143 138
174 115 122 133 123
173 139 141 136 139
1 654 1 365 1 335 1 306 1 280
46 38 41 39 39
189 135 137 135 146
736 597 598 608 609
3 541 3 113 3 107 3 120 3 164
2 438 2 270 2 255 2 248 2 228
152 122 120 119 118
2 486 2 209 2 151 2 122 2 074
37 31 31 30 28
71 69 68 67 66
108 97 102 103 103
20 16 15 15 14
193 177 184 180 157
10 9 9 9 9
439 369 354 336 327
301 222 223 221 195
638 532 524 522 526
334 302 298 292 296
486 472 469 468 475
50 46 43 42 41
194 182 182 180 178
220 192 190 187 185
503 448 439 432 425
13 10 9 9 9
134* 96 91 90 :
269 223 : : :
9 560 6 368 6 607 6 407 5 880

d youth (under 25s) unemployment

Number of persons (in thousands)
Mar-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
2 605 2 156 2 130 2 115 2 098
3 202 2 658 2 621 2 594 2 579
71 62 54 54 54
21 18 18 18 17
 27 21 17 20 19
55 44 44 43 45
326 253 250 247 244
8 9 10 10 9
54 44 47 46 46
90 59 73 72 60
560 472 471 471 479
604 523 508 519 522
35 25 23 23 23
446 387 363 354 359
7 6 6 6 6
9 6 6 6 5
15 11 13 13 13
5 4 4 3 3
38 36 36 32 28
3 3 3 3 3
172 134 131 126 124
63 40 44 44 34
148 100 97 95 95
71 68 66 65 70
115 118 : : :
8 8 6 6 6
32 27 27 27 27
61 44 44 43 43
151 146 144 142 141
3 3 3 3 3
42 35 34 32 :
53 48 : : :

d unemployment rates (%), by sex

Females
Mar-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22
8.6 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2
7.9 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.6
6.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6
5.7 4.1 4.1 4 3.9
3.9 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.8
5.8 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.7
3.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7
5.9 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1
7.8 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.8
22.6 16.6 17.2 16.3 16.3
17.6 15.1 15 15.1 15.3
7.9 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
8.4 7.1 7 7 6.9
11.3 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.2
8.5 7.3 7.2 7 6.5
7 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6
7.3 5.9 6 5.9 5.8
6.8 5.2 5 4.9 4.8
4.5 3.6 3.9 3.6 2.7
3.7 3.1 3 3 2.8
4.8 4 3.9 3.6 3.6
7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.1
3.8 3 2.9 3 3.1
6.9 5.9 6 6.2 6.4
5.5 5.1 5.8 5.1 5.8
6.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.4
7.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3
7.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4
9.2 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3
7.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5
4.6 3 2.9 2.8 :
6.1 4.5 : : :