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# Unemployment Rate

The [unemployment rate](https://www.mql5.com/en/economic-calendar/european-union/unemployment-rate) is the percentage of working-age population who are actively looking for a job but can't find it. A low or falling unemployment rate is associated with increased expenditure, given that more people are employed and have incoming wages.

This is a significant indicator of economic activity in a region, particularly because it is released earlier than the [GDP](https://www.metatrader5.com/en/terminal/help/fundamental/economic_indicators_euro/euro_gross_domestic_product). However, it receives less attention, because the corresponding figures for member countries are released before the aggregate rate for the Eurozone.

- Release Frequency: monthly.
- Release Schedule: 09:00 GMT, two months after the reporting period, the first week of the month.
- Source: Eurostat.

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