Eurozone GDP, employment revised higher for third quarter

(Sharecast News) - The eurozone economy expanded slightly more than originally estimated in the third quarter of 2025, according to revised figures from Eurostat on Friday, as growth picked up from its lowest rate in one and a half years.

Gross domestic product across the single-currency region rose by 0.3% in the July to September period, ahead of earlier projections of 0.2%.

This was higher than the meagre 0.1% increase registered in the second quarter, which was the weakest growth since economic expansion flatlined in the second half of 2023.

The upwards revision to estimates was mainly due to a turnaround in fixed investment, which grew 0.9% after falling 1.7% the preceding three months, while government spending growth accelerated to 0.7% from 0.4%.

In year-on-year terms, eurozone GDP was 1.4% higher, slowing slightly from the two-year high annual growth rate of 1.6% registered over the first two quarters.

In other news, Eurostat reported that the number of employed people across the eurozone increase 0.2% to 172.21m in the third quarter, revised slightly higher than the 172.05m originally estimated (which had represented a 0.1% quarterly increase). Compared with the third quarter of 2025, employment growth was 0.6%, in line with the second quarter.