Member States
Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria (4.7%) and Germany (4.9%), and the highest in Greece (27.0% in June 2014) and Spain (24.4%).
Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate fell in twenty-two Member States, increased in four and remained stable in two. The largest decreases were registered in Hungary (10.2% to 7.8% between July 2013 and July 2014), Portugal (16.1% to 14.0%), Spain (26.1% to 24.4%) and Croatia (18.2% to 16.5%), and the highest increases were registered in Finland (8.1% to 8.6%) and France (10.2% to 10.5%)
In August 2014, the unemployment rate in the United States was 6.1%, down from 6.2% in July 2014, and from 7.2% in August 2013.
Youth unemployment
In August 2014, 4.989 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 3.332 million were in the euro area. Compared with August 2013, youth unemployment decreased by 602 000 in the EU28 and by 210 000 in the euro area. In August 2014, the youth unemployment rate was 21.6% in the EU28 and 23.3% in the euro area, compared with 23.5% and 23.9% respectively in August 2013. In August 2014, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.6%), Austria (8.2%) and the Netherlands (10.1%), and the highest in Spain (53.7%), Greece (51.5% in June 2014), Italy (44.2%) and Croatia (43.9% in the second quarter 2014).
