May 2012 Euro area unemployment rate at 11.1% EU27 at 10.3%

The euro area1 (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.1% in May 2012, compared with 11.0% in April 2012. It was 10.0% in May 2011.

The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.3% in May 2012, compared with 10.2% in April 2012. It was 9.5% in May 2011.

• Primary Source

Der Standard / La Vanguardia, 3.7.12: The embarrassing problem of unemployment (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/2288321-embarrassing-problem-unemployment

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release: IP/12/731: Youth unemployment: studies show apprenticeships and traineeships useful but need to be improved http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/731&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Deutsche Welle, 2.7.12: Eurozone unemployment hits record high in May http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16067551,00.html

Eurostat: Employment and unemployment statistics http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/lfs

France24, 2.7.12: Eurozone unemployment hits record high http://www.france24.com/en/20120702-eurozone-unemployment-hits-record-high-euro-financial-crisis-recession

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