Member States
Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria (5.0%), Germany (5.1%) and Malta (5.6%), and the highest in Greece (27.3% in April 2014) and Spain (24.5%).
Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate fell in twenty one Member States, increased in five and remained stable in the Netherlands and Sweden. The largest decreases were registered in Portugal (16.6% to 14.1%), Hungary (10.4% to 8.1% between May 2013 and May 2014), Ireland (13.6% to 11.8%), and Spain (26.2% to 24.5%), and the highest increases in Finland (8.1% to 8.8%), Luxembourg (5.9% to 6.3%) and Austria (4.7% to 5.0%). In June 2014, the unemployment rate in the United States was 6.1%, down from 6.3% in May 2014, and from 7.5% in June 2013.
Youth unemployment
In June 2014, 5.129 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 3.319 million were in the euro area. Compared with June 2013, youth unemployment decreased by 506 000 in the EU28 and by 244 000 in the euro area. In June 2014, the youth unemployment rate5 was 22.0% in the EU28 and 23.1% in the euro area, compared with 23.6% and 23.9% respectively in June 2013. In June 2014, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.8%), Austria (9.0%) and the Netherlands (10.5%), and the highest in Greece (56.3% in April 2014), Spain (53.5%) and Italy (43.7%).
