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 … Continue reading
Regional unemployment rates varied widely across the 271 NUTS 2 regions of the EU27 in 2011, with the lowest rates recorded in the regions of Tirol and Salzburg (both 2.5%) in Austria, Zeeland (2.7%) in the Netherlands and Oberbayern (2.8%), Niederbayern (2.9%) and Freiburg (3.0%) in Germany, while the highest rates were registered in the regions of Andalucía (30.4%) and … Continue reading