{"version":"1","article":{"id":"ab-istihdam-orani-ikinci-ceyrek-2026","slug":"eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter?lang=en","title":"EU employment rate reaches 76.4% in the second quarter","summary":"The seasonally adjusted rate for ages 20–64 rose by 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:53+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:53+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-11","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260911-1","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eu-employment-rate-reaches-76-4-in-the-second-quarter?lang=en"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The EU employment rate for people aged 20–64 reached 76.4% in the second quarter of 2026, Eurostat reported on 11 September. It was 76.3% in the first quarter.","Labour market slack remained at 11.0% of the extended labour force. This measure includes people with unmet employment needs beyond the unemployed and should not be equated with the unemployment rate."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The seasonally adjusted rate for ages 20–64 rose by 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.\n\nThe EU employment rate for people aged 20–64 reached 76.4% in the second quarter of 2026, Eurostat reported on 11 September. It was 76.3% in the first quarter.\n\nLabour market slack remained at 11.0% of the extended labour force. This measure includes people with unmet employment needs beyond the unemployed and should not be equated with the unemployment rate.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}