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Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, European Union

Released 11 June 2026

12,151,000 in 2025. The same slack components as the rate, counted in thousands of people aged 20 to 64.

12,151,000Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, European Union, 2025
201913,515,000
202014,144,000
202113,971,000
202212,289,000
202312,122,000
202411,947,000
202512,151,000
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2019 to 2025. CC BY 4.0.
12,151,000Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, European Union, 2025, beside 8 others
European Union12,151,000
France2,199,000d
Germany1,548,000
Sweden398,000
Belgium306,000
Netherlands297,000
Finland238,000
Denmark169,000
Norway92,000
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2025: the newest period every country has filed. CC BY 4.0.

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Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, European Union
PeriodValueStatusReleased
202512,151,00011 June 2026
202411,947,00011 June 2026
202312,122,00011 June 2026
202212,289,00011 June 2026
202113,971,00011 June 2026
202014,144,00011 June 2026
201913,515,00011 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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