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Euro area unemployment at 9.5%

Eurostat/ Euro area unemployment at 9.5%/ 3 April 2017

Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates in February 2017 were recorded in the Czech Republic (3.4%), Germany (3.9%) and Malta (4.1%). The highest unemployment rates were observed in Greece (23.1% in December 2016) and Spain (18.0%). Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate in February 2017 fell in twenty-six Member States, while it increased in Denmark (from 6.0% to 6.4%) and Lithuania (from 8.0% to 8.3%). The largest decreases were registered in Croatia (from 14.4% to 11.6%), Spain (from 20.5% to 18.0%), Portugal (from 12.2% to 10.0%) and Ireland (from 8.4% to 6.6%). In February 2017, the unemployment rate in the United States was 4.7%, down from 4.8% in January 2017 and from 4.9% in February 2016.

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