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Labour market slack, persons, seeking but not available, European Union

Released 11 June 2026

1,720,000 in 2025. The same slack components as the rate, counted in thousands of people aged 20 to 64.

1,720,000Labour market slack, persons, seeking but not available, European Union, 2025
20191,537,000
20201,697,000
20211,466,000
20221,619,000
20231,726,000
20241,766,000
20251,720,000
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2019 to 2025. CC BY 4.0.
1,720,000Labour market slack, persons, seeking but not available, European Union, 2025, beside 8 others
European Union1,720,000
France401,000d
Germany316,000
Sweden85,000
Netherlands84,000
Finland63,000
Norway37,000
Belgium36,000
Denmark26,000
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2025: the newest period every country has filed. CC BY 4.0.

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Labour market slack, persons, seeking but not available, European Union
PeriodValueStatusReleased
20251,720,00011 June 2026
20241,766,00011 June 2026
20231,726,00011 June 2026
20221,619,00011 June 2026
20211,466,00011 June 2026
20201,697,00011 June 2026
20191,537,00011 June 2026

Source: Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, persons. Eurostat, CC BY 4.0. Free to reuse with attribution to Eurostat; the table on this page may be copied as it stands.

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