The Euro Area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came in at 6.2% in May 2026, tying the record lows from late 2024 and unchanged from the prior month.
Analysts had estimated it at 6.3%.
The number of unemployed fell by 55,000 from a month earlier to a near 1-1/2-year low of 10.986 million.
Meanwhile, youth unemployment stood at 14.7% in May, matching April's reading, with 2.313 million young people under 25 unemployed.
Among the major economies in the bloc, Germany (3.8%) and the Netherlands (3.9%) recorded the lower rates, whereas Spain (10.3%), France (8.2%), and Italy (5%) posted the highest rates.
A year ago, the jobless rate was also at 6.3%.
In the broader European Union, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.9% in May.