EU Unemployment Rates December 2019

European Union Unemployment Rates December 2019..

The average unemployment rate in the European Union, at December 2019, was 6.2%.
The UK was included in the above at 3.80%.
This compares to 3.5% in the USA, 5.1% in Australia and 5.6% in Canada.

EU Unemployment Rates December 2019

6.2% EU-28 All areas of the European Union.
7.4% EA – All Euro Areas.

16.60% Greece
13.70% Spain
9.80% Italy
8.40% France
7.60% Cyprus
7.40% ———– Euro Areas average
6.90% Portugal
6.90% Sweden
6.70% Latvia
6.60% Finland
6.40% Croatia
6.20% ———– EU-28 Areas average
6.10% Lithuania
5.70% Slovakia
5.60% Luxembourg
5.30% Belgium
5.10% Denmark
4.80% Ireland
4.60% Slovenia
4.30% Estonia
4.20% Austria
3.90% Romania
3.80% UK
3.70% Bulgaria
3.40% Hungary
3.40% Malta
3.30% Poland
3.20% Germany
3.20% Netherlands
2.00% Czechia

3.5% Iceland (part of the EEA)
4.0% Norway (part of the EEA)

Source: ec.europa.eu/…/Unemployment_statistics

Other Major Countries for Comparison

3.5% USA (ceicdata.com/…/unemployment-rate)
5.1% Australia (abs.gov.au/ausstats)
5.6% Canada (ceicdata.com/…/unemployment-rate)