In the annual comparison (with June 2014), the unemployment rate fell in 22 states of the European Union, rose in five states and remained stable in two states (France and Cyprus).
The largest declines occurred in Lithuania (from 10.9% to 8.5%), Spain (from 24.5% to 22.5%) and Portugal (from 14.3% to 12.4%). The biggest increases were recorded in Belgium (from 8.4% to 8.6%), Romania (from 6.8% to 7.0%), Italy (12, 4% to 12.7%), Austria (out of 5 , 7% to 6.0%) and Finland (from 8.6% to 9.5%).
Unemployment rate (%) | The number of unemployed (thous.) | ||||||||
Jun 2014 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 |
6.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 323 | 299 | 282 | 268 | 262 |
In the age group under 25 years, the unemployment rate in the Czech Republic was 12.7% (EU28 average was 20.7%).
Men (%) | Women (%) | ||||||||
Jun 2014 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 |
5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
Overall the entire EU28, 9.5% of men and 9.8% of women are unemployed.
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Article source Eurostat - the statistical office of the European Union