A glance at Europe’s unemployment rates
Aug 30, 2013, 1:28 PM
| 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 2012May 2013Source: Eurostat |
