FX.co ★ Eurozone Employment Growth Continues

In the third quarter of 2025, the Euro Area experienced a 0.1% increase in employment, reaching 172.049 million individuals. This mirrors the growth experienced the prior quarter and aligns with market expectations, marking the 18th straight quarter of job growth in the region. This indicates a continued, albeit gradual, expansion of employment within the European labor market. Spain saw a notable rise of 0.7% in employment, and France experienced a 0.1% uptick. Conversely, Germany faced a slight decline of 0.1%, marking its ninth consecutive quarter without notable employment increases. When compared to the previous year, employment in the Eurozone grew by 0.5%, marking the slowest pace of growth since the post-Covid recovery began in the second quarter of 2021.