A glance at Europe's unemployment rates
A glance at unemployment rates across the 17-country eurozone
Unemployment levels in the 17 European Union countries that use the euro remain at a record high in spite of recent signs that the region's economy is improving.
Here is a breakdown of unemployment across Europe and the eurozone.
Country/Region | July 2012 | June 2013 | July 2013 |
Eurozone (17 countries) | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Austria | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Belgium | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Cyprus | 12.2 | 17.0 | 17.3 |
Estonia | 10.1* | 7.9 | n/a |
Finland | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
France | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
Germany | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Greece | 23.8** | 27.6*** | n/a |
Ireland | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
Italy | 10.7 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
Luxembourg | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Malta | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
Netherlands | 5.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
Portugal | 16.0 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
Slovakia | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
Slovenia | 9.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
Spain | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.3 |
European Union (28 countries) | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
U.S. | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
*Jun 2012 **May 2012***May 2013Source: Eurostat |
