Greece during the euro crisis had by far the highest unemployment rate in the EU for a long time. Now it is in a better position than Sweden.
According With the overall data for April, Spain maintains the highest unemployment in the EU, with 10,9% according to Eurostat's calculation method.
Finland follows with 9,1% and Sweden with 8,6%. Greece – which at the height of the euro crisis reached its lowest point with 28,1% unemployment in July 2013 – is now “only” fourth from the bottom, with 8,3%, i.e. 0,6 percentage points lower than in March.
Overall, unemployment in the EU remained unchanged at 5,9% in April compared with March. In the euro area, unemployment fell by 0,1 percentage point to 6,2%.
The lowest unemployment rates are recorded in the Czech Republic and Malta, both at 2,7%.
