This is a list of European Union member states by unemployment and employment rate.
Map of unemployment and employment rates:
European Union member states [1] | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Austria [2] | 7.3 | 73.0 | 2018 |
Belgium [3] | 6.3 | 63.7 | 2018 |
Bulgaria [4] | 5.6 | 52.5 | 2018 |
Croatia [5] | 8.4 | 61.1 | 2018 |
Cyprus [6] | 7.4 | 69.4 | 2018 |
Czech Republic [7] | 2.8 | 74.7 | 2018 |
Denmark [8] | 3.9 | 65.8 | 2018 |
Estonia [9] | 5.2 | 68.2 | 2018 |
Finland [10] | 6.3 | 71.4 | 2018 |
France [11] | 9.1 | 65.8 | 2018 |
Germany [12] | 3.4 | 75.4 | 2018 |
Greece [13] [14] | 11.4 | 66.0 | 2022 |
Hungary [15] | 3.8 | 60.4 | 2018 |
Ireland [16] | 5.3 | 68.5 | 2018 |
Italy [17] | 10.1 | 58.8 | 2018 |
Latvia [18] | 7.0 | 65.3 | 2018 |
Lithuania [19] | 8.3 | 72.1 | 2018 |
Luxembourg [20] | 5.4 | 66.2 | 2018 |
Malta [21] | 3.8 | 70.6 | 2018 |
Netherlands [22] | 3.7 | 77.0 | 2018 |
Poland [23] | 5.7 | 67.7 | 2018 |
Portugal [24] | 6.7 | 55.4 | 2018 |
Romania [25] | 4.1 | 65.5 | 2018 |
Slovakia [26] | 5.4 | 67.1 | 2018 |
Slovenia [27] | 8.0 | 71.1 | 2018 |
Spain [28] | 14.5 | 64.0 | 2018 |
Sweden [29] | 5.5 | 68.9 | 2018 |
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