UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE EU

Eurosta estimates that 24.423 million men and women in the EU-28 , of whom 18.394 million were in the euro area (EA-18), were unemployed in November 2014.

The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.5 % in November 2014. The EU-28 unemployment rate was 10.0 % in November 2014.

Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria (4.9 %) and Germany (5.0 %), and the highest in Greece (25.7 % ) and Spain (23.9 %).

In November 2014, 5.101 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU-28, of whom 3.409 million were in the euro area. In November 2014, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.4 %), Austria (9.4 %) and the Netherlands (9.7 %), and the highest in Spain (53.5 %), Greece (49.8 % in September 2014), Croatia (45.5 % in the third quarter 2014) and Italy (43.9 %).

Top 10 Highest Unemployment

1. Greece: 25.7% Less than 25 years old 57.1%
2. Spain: 24.0% Less than 25 years old 53.8%
3. Croatia: 16.0% Less than 25 years old 48.6%
4. Cyprus: 15.3% Less than 25 years old 13.3%
5. Portugal: 13.4% Less than 25 years old 33.3%
6. Slovakia: 12.9% Less than 25 years old 29.5%
7. Italy: 13.2% Less than 25 years old 43.3%
8. Bulgaria: 11.1% Less than 25 years old 21.5%
9. Ireland: 10.9% Less than 25 years old 22.2%
10. France: 10.5% Less than 25 years old 24.3%