The EU-27 unemployment rate was 6.6 % in January 2020, stable compared with December 2019 and down from 6.9 % in January 2019. Unemployment in the Member States. Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates in January 2020 were recorded in Czechia (2.0 %), Poland (2.9 %) and the Netherlands (3.0 %). The youth unemployment rate was 14.2 percent in the EU28 and 15.4 percent in the Euro Area, compared with 15.1 percent and 16.8 percent respectively in August 2018. The lowest rates were observed in Czechia (5.1 percent), Germany (5.7 percent), and the Netherlands (6.9 percent), This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by This page displays a table with actual values, consensus figures, forecasts, statistics and historical data charts for - Unemployment Rate. This page provides values for Unemployment Rate reported in several countries. The table has current values for Unemployment Rate, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency plus links to historical The youth unemployment rate, which measures job seekers aged 15 to 24, dropped to 15.6 percent from 16.1 percent in the same period a year earlier. Considering the European Union as a whole, the jobless rate was also unchanged at 6.2 percent, the lowest since comparable series began in January 2000. European Union's Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.20 % in Aug 2019, from the previously reported number of 6.30 % in Jul 2019. European Union's Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2000 to Aug 2019, with an average rate of 9.00 %.
into account heterogeneity among EU countries, models are also estimated on two different subsamples: high and low youth unemployment rate. The results Chart 1 illustrates the unemployment problem in the four major. European economies. In all of these countries the percentage of the work force unable to find a Unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of the Highlighted Countries (7) A main driver of European cross-country differences in unemployment is youth unemployment, which stands above (often well above) 40% in southern Europe
13 Oct 2012 The situation is illustrated in Figure 1, which shows youth unemployment rates in the 15- to 24-year age group in the OECD countries in Q1
The Unemployment Crisis in Europe. The relentless rise in unemployment, particularly youth unemployment in the majority of the euro- zone member countries The lowest employment rate was in Greece at 50.8%. Male employment rates are higher than female rates in all EU countries, with the smallest difference in
28 Sep 2011 The large majority of the regions in these countries have unemployment rates above and GDP per capita below European average(2). 31 Jul 2019 The Czech Republic had by far the lowest unemployment rate in the all of the countries of emerging Europe boasted unemployment rates 27 Jul 2018 One of the most curious aspects is how well the former communist countries have done in getting unemployment down to very low levels. 23 Jul 2018 The EU unemployment rate was 7.1% in the first quarter of 2018, the most recent quarter for which data for all countries are available. That was