Table 3.
Unemployment Rates (%).
| 2012
|
2013
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | |
| Euro area (17) | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
| European Union (27) | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Greece | 21.5a | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 27.2 | NA | NA |
| Spain | 24.1 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.7 |
| Italy | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Portugal | 15.1 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| United States | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
Source: Eurostat (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STAT-13-70_en.htm).
Note. NA = data not available.
a
January 2012.