Press Release - 22/2018 - 31 January 2018 - December 2017 Euro area unemployment at 8.7% EU28 at 7.3%
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.7% in December 2017, stable compared to November 2017 and down from 9.7% in December 2016. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since January 2009.