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January 31, 2025EU AND EURO AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, DECEMBER 2024 
Eurostat has reported that the unemployment rate in the Euro Area increased 0.1 percentage points to 6.3% in December 2024. For the broader 27 countries of the entire European Union, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.9% in December 2024.
In December, youth unemployment rates decreased to 15.0% from 15.2% in November in the European Union. In December, the Euro Area youth unemployment rates were down to 14.8% over the previous month's rate of 14.9%.
The unemployment rate for females in the Euro Area was up 1.0 percentage points over the previous at 6.5% in December. Male unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.1%. The European Union unemployment rate for females was stable at 6.1% in December 2024. The unemployment rate for males was stable at 5.7% in the European Union compared to the previous month.
Among EU member state economies, the December unemployment rates were month highest in Spain and Greece. Unemployment rate was lowest in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat. Indicators; Unemployment News Release, Data
Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle
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