GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR AND 'YOUR UNEMPLOYED'

Unemployment hits record high unemployment across the Eurozone at 12.2% leaving nearly 20 million people out of work. The figure in parenthesis shows the percentage of unemployed among people under 25 years of age. 1 in 4 Europeans who want work cannot find a job. Rocketing unemployment particularly among the young may feel resentment against the Europ, and result in grave social consequences. Citizens may turn their backs on Europe and the constrction of the European project.

1. Greece 27% (62.5%)
2. Spain 26.8% (56.4%)
3. Portugal 17.8% (42.5%)
4. Cyprus 15.6% (32.7%)
5. Slovakia 14.5% (33.6%)
6. Ireland 13.5% (26.6%)
7. Lithuania 12.5% (21.2%)
8. Latvia 12.4% (21.9%)
9. Bulgaria 12.3% (28.9%)
10. France 11% (26.5%)
11. Poland 10.8% (27.6%)
12. Hungary 10.6% (27.4%)
13. Slovenia 10.2% (24.2%)
14. Sweden 8.4% (24.7%)
15. Belgium 8.4% (22.4%)
16. United Kingdom 7.7% (20.2%)
17. Romania 7.3% (22.2%)

Eurozone: 12.2% (24.4%)