Unemployment in the Eurozone was 6.5 percent in September

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) announced the unemployment data of the European Union (EU) and the Eurozone for September.

Accordingly, the unemployment rate in the Eurozone, which was 6.5 percent in August, was measured at the same level in September.

The unemployment rate in the EU remained stable at 6.2 percent on a monthly basis in September.

The unemployment rate was 6.3 percent in the Eurozone and 6 percent in the EU in September last year.

In September, the unemployment rate was 10.5 percent in Finland, 10.3 percent in Spain, 8.7 percent in Sweden, 8.5 percent in France and 7.6 percent in Greece.

While the number of unemployed people in the EU was calculated as 13 million 773 thousand in September, 11 million 555 thousand of these people were in the Eurozone.

The number of unemployed people increased by 105 thousand in the EU and 122 thousand in the Eurozone compared to the previous month. Compared to the same month last year, the number of unemployed people increased by 471 thousand in the EU and 420 thousand in the Eurozone.

In September, the number of unemployed young people under the age of 25 was determined as 3 million 22 thousand in the EU and 2 million 469 thousand in the Eurozone.

The youth unemployment rate increased by 0.1 points to 15.5 percent in the EU in September compared to the previous month, and increased by 0.3 points to 15.4 percent in the Eurozone.

Meanwhile, Eurostat, which updated historical data, revised the August unemployment rate from 6.1 percent to 6.2 percent in the EU and from 6.4 percent to 6.5 percent in the Eurozone.