27,000 jobs are lost each month in the European Union at the current time.

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Total EU employment is rising, not falling: Eurostat reports employment up by 0.1% in the EU in Q2 2026 versus Q1 2026, with 198.1 million persons employed.

The 27,000 figure is attributed to the wrong scope: it is a Commission estimate of manufacturing job losses per month over a two-year period, presented in the speech as current, economy-wide job losses.

Omissions

• The speaker did not disclose that the 27,000 figure refers only to manufacturing jobs, not to total EU employment.
• The 27,000 figure is a Commission estimate describing an average over the previous two years, not a monthly figure 'at this moment in time' as claimed.
• Eurostat data available before the session date (Q2 2026, published 11 September 2026) show net employment growth in the EU, contradicting the framing of monthly net job destruction.
• No source found in this verification states that the EU as a whole lost 27,000 jobs per month in 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Employment rate up in Q2 2026 (Eurostat news)In the second quarter of 2026, the employment rate of people aged 20-64 in the EU stood at 76.4%, up from 76.3% in the first quarter of 2026.
• PrimaryEurostat — GDP up by 0.4% and employment up by 0.1% in the euro area (euro indicators)The number of employed persons increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU in the second quarter of 2026, compared with the previous quarter.
• PrimaryEurostat Statistics Explained — EU labour market, quarterly statisticsIn Q2 2026, 198.1 million persons in the EU were employed. The EU seasonally adjusted employment rate for people aged 20-64 years stood at 76.4%, up from 76.3% in the previous quarter.
• SecondaryETUC — EU must act now to save threatened jobsThe Commission has previously estimated that Europe has been losing 27,000 manufacturing jobs every month for the last two years.
• SecondaryindustriAll Europe — EU must act now to save threatened jobsThe Commission has previously estimated that Europe has been losing 27,000 manufacturing jobs every month for the last two years.