The EU statistical service confirmed the GDP growth figures released in January and published employment rate figures in the same bulletin.

Eurozone GDP growth in 2025 accelerated from 0.9% in 2024 to 1.0% in 2025.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, eurozone GDP grew by 1.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, and EU GDP by 1.6%.

In a quarter-on-quarter comparison with the previous quarter, the indicator advanced 0.5% in both zones.

Regarding employment growth, 2025 saw a further slowdown to 0.7% in the eurozone and 0.5% in the EU, after 1.0% and 0.8%, respectively, in the previous year.

Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, employment increased by 0.6% in the eurozone and 0.7% in the EU in the fourth quarter of 2025, and compared to the previous period, it advanced by 0.2% in both zones.