22 Million Europeans Jobless as Unemployment Rate Rises
Bulgaria in EU | October 31, 2009, Saturday
Latvia has the EU's highest rate at 19,7%. The lowest rate of 3,6% was recorded in the Netherlands. Job losses have been particularly acute among the under-25s. Photo by BGNES
Unemployment levels across the 16 countries that use the euro rose to 9,7% in September, the highest rate since January 1999.
The rate across all 27 members of the European Union rose to 9,2%, with 286 000 more people now jobless. This brings the total to 22,12 million. Bulgaria currently has an unemploment rate of over 8%.
This brought the number of people unemployed across the eurozone region to 15,3 million. Spain has the highest eurozone unemployment rate at 19,3%.
Latvia has the EU's highest rate at 19,7%. The lowest rate of 3,6% was recorded in the Netherlands. Job losses have been particularly acute among the under-25s.
Eurostat, who released the figures, said the youth unemployment rate in the eurozone had soared to 20,1% in September from 15,7% a year earlier.
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