Euro area unemployment at 9.3%

Eurostat/ Euro area unemployment at 9.3%/ 3 July 2017

Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates in May 2017 were recorded in the Czech Republic (3.0%), Germany (3.9%) and Malta (4.1%). The highest unemployment rates were observed in Greece (22.5% in March 2017) and Spain (17.7%).
Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate in May 2017 fell in all Member States for which data is comparable over time. The largest decreases were registered in Croatia (from 13.4% to 10.7%), Spain (from 20.2% to 17.7%) and Ireland (from 8.4% to 6.4%).
In May 2017, the unemployment rate in the United States was 4.3%, down from 4.4% in April 2017 and from 4.7% in May 2016.

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