Euro area unemployment at 8.1%, EU27 at 7.4% (August 2020)

In August 2020, unemployment rates increased for the fifth consecutive month, accounting for up to 8.1% for the euro area, and up to 7.4% for the European Union. Estimations indicate that, during this month, 15.6 million citizens, 13.2 million of whom being in the euro area, were left unemployed.