Poland and the Czech Republic at the forefront: On Tuesday, March 4, Eurostat published a foot data unemployment individual countries of the European Union from January. Lowest level unemployment noted in Poland and the Czech Republicwhere it amounted to 2.6 percent It is much below the EU average, amounting 5.8 percent The January unemployment rate in the euro area was 6.2 percent.
Unemployment lowest from the beginning of measurements: Unemployment in Poland fell compared to December 2024. Then it amounted to 2.7 percent. It is also worth noting that the January 2.6 percent this The lowest unemployment ratewhich Eurostat has noted in the case of Poland since 1997, i.e. the start of measurements.
Serious problems of Spain: Eurostat recorded the highest unemployment in January in Spain. This is the only country where its level was two -digit – he took 10.4 percent The next places among countries with the highest unemployment rate took Sweden (8.9 percent) and Finland and Greece (in both countries 8.7 percent).
High unemployment among young people: The percentage of the unemployed in the EU is much higher for people under 25 years of age than in the entire population. The average level of unemployment among the young was in January 14.6 percent It was in Poland 10.4 percent The lowest unemployment in this group was recorded in Germany (6.4 percent), and the highest in Spain (25.3 percent).
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Sources: Eurostat websiteIAR, Eurostat on x, Business Insider