In November 2021, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.2%, down from 7.3% in October 2021 and from 8.1% in November 2020.
The EU unemployment rate was 6.5% in November 2021, down from 6.7% in October 2021 and from 7.4% in November 2020.
These figures were published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 13.984 million men and women in the EU, of whom 11.829 million in the euro area, were unemployed in November 2021.
Compared with October 2021, the number of persons unemployed decreased by 247 000 in the EU and by 222 000 in the euro area.
Compared with November 2020, unemployment decreased by 1.659 million in the EU and by 1.411 million in the euro area.
