Unemployment rate in the eurozone fell in January

In January 2022, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.8%, down from 7.0% in December 2021 and from 8.3% in January 2021. The EU unemployment rate was 6.2% in January 2022, down from 6.3% in December 2021 and from 7.5% in January 2021. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat estimates that 13.346 million men and women in the EU, of whom 11.225 million in the euro area, were unemployed in January 2022. Compared with December 2021, the number of persons unemployed decreased by 216 000 in the EU and by 214 000 in the euro area. Compared with January 2021, unemployment decreased by 2.522 million in the EU and by 2.117 million in the euro area.