Europe – Employment – The EU-27 employment rate for the 20–64 age group dropped from an average of 70.4% in 2008 to 69.1% in 2009

The EU-27 employment rate for the 20–64 age group dropped from an average of 70.4% in 2008 to 69.1% in 2009, falling for the first time in the past five years and slipping away from the Europe 2020 target, set at 75%.

Sources: Eurostat regional yearbook 2011

See also : Europe – Regional unemployment rates – From 2.5% in Salzburg and Tirol to 30.4% in Andalucia « Job Market Monitor.