The rate of eurozone strike was placed in May in 6.2%which remained stable compared to April and decreased compared to 6.3% in the same month last year, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU). Across the EU, unemployment was 5.9%also stable compared to April and lower than the 6% in May 2025. Specifically, in the fifth month of the year, there were 13,163 million people unemployed in the EU, of which 10,986 million were in the euro zone. Compared to April, unemployment decreased by 40,000 people in the EU and by 55,000 in the eurozone. Compared to May of last year, it fell by 82,000 people in the EU and by 158,000 in the euro zone. The female unemployment rate in the eurozone stood at 6.4%lower than the 6.5% in April, while the male figure was 6%also lower than the 6.1% of the previous month. In the EU, unemployment among women stood at 6.2%, unchanged compared to April, while among men it was 5.7%, lower than the 5.8% of the previous month. Regarding youth unemployment, in May, there were 2,918 million people under 25 years of age unemployed in the EU, of which 2,313 million were in the euro zone. Compared to the previous month, unemployment rose by 18,000 people in the EU and decreased by 12,000 in the eurozone. Compared to May 2025, it fell by 8,000 people in the EU and by 56,000 in the euro zone. Thus, the youth unemployment rate was 15.2% in the EU, higher than the 15.1% of the previous month, and 14.7% in the eurozone, remaining stable. By country, the higher unemployment rates They occurred in Finland (10.6%), Spain (10.3%) and Sweden (8.7%). By contrast, Bulgaria and Czechia (both 2.9%) and Cyprus and Poland (3.1%) had the lower rates.
