Time series of the European Labour Market Barometer

European Labour Market Barometer, December 2025

Year	Month	Component A Unemployment	Component B Employment	Labour Market Barometer
2018	July	101.5	106.5	104.0
	August	101.6	106.2	103.9
	September	101.4	105.8	103.6
	October	101.7	105.8	103.8
	November	101.3	105.9	103.6
	December	100.8	105.6	103.2
2019	January	100.1	105.5	102.8
	February	100.0	105.3	102.7
	March	99.4	105.1	102.3
	April	99.7	105.7	102.7
	May	99.3	105.1	102.2
	June	98.7	104.6	101.7
	July	98.5	103.9	101.2
	August	98.1	103.2	100.7
	September	98.8	103.4	101.1
	October	98.7	103.3	101.0
	November	99.2	103.1	101.2
	December	99.4	103.2	101.3
2020	January	99.1	103.3	101.2
	February	98.8	103.5	101.2
	March	98.1	102.4	100.3
	April	92.9	94.8	93.9
	May	93.3	95.2	94.3
	June	94.0	95.3	94.7
	July	96.8	95.9	96.4
	August	98.1	96.7	97.4
	September	100.9	97.9	99.4
	October	100.9	98.6	99.8
	November	101.1	99.4	100.3
	December	101.6	100.4	101.0
2021	January	101.4	100.4	100.9
	February	101.2	101.3	101.3
	March	102.3	101.8	102.1
	April	103.5	102.1	102.8
	May	105.7	103.6	104.7
	June	107.6	106.8	107.2
	July	107.7	105.1	106.4
	August	107.2	106.7	107.0
	September	105.1	106.8	106.0
	October	103.2	106.9	105.1
	November	102.4	106.7	104.6
	December	99.9	104.9	102.4
2022	January	101.1	105.1	103.1
	February	103.3	106.2	104.8
	March	103.4	105.9	104.7
	April	104.7	105.9	105.3
	May	102.0	105.6	103.8
	June	98.2	105.3	101.8
	July	98.2	104.9	101.6
	August	98.0	103.8	100.9
	September	97.3	103.6	100.5
	October	97.4	103.3	100.4
	November	97.9	103.4	100.7
	December	98.5	103.6	101.1
2023	January	100.1	104.1	102.1
	February	99.5	104.3	101.9
	March	99.3	104.3	101.8
	April	98.2	104.5	101.4
	May	97.9	104.3	101.1
	June	98.0	103.1	100.6
	July	98.3	103.0	100.7
	August	97.8	102.7	100.3
	September	97.6	102.1	99.9
	October	97.5	102.2	99.9
	November	97.4	101.9	99.7
	December	97.5	102.2	99.9
2024	January	97.3	102.2	99.8
	February	97.5	101.7	99.6
	March	97.7	102.0	99.9
	April	98.4	101.8	100.1
	May	97.6	101.5	99.6
	June	98.3	101.6	100.0
	July	98.4	101.6	100.0
	August	98.9	101.3	100.1
	September	98.8	101.2	100.0
	October	98.3	101.3	99.8
	November	98.1	101.1	99.6
	December	97.9	100.9	99.4
2025	January	97.6	100.6	99.1
	February	97.2	100.2	98.7
	March	97.1	100.3	98.7
	April	97.6	100.3	99.0
	May	97.8	100.2	99.0
	June	98.2	100.3	99.3
	July	99.5	100.1	99.8
	August	100.1	100.6	100.4
	September	100.6	100.6	100.6
	October	100.3	100.2	100.3
	November	100.1	100.6	100.4
	December	99.9	100.3	100.1

Values above 100 signal a positive outlook, values below 100 signal a negative outlook.

Source: European Network of Public Employment Services, Institute for Employment Research (IAB). ©IAB

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