EU 27 Unemployment Rates and Numbers - October 2011

The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.3% in October 2011, compared with 10.2% in September. It was 10.1% in October 2010. The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.8% in October 2011, compared with 9.7% in September. It was 9.6% in October 2010.
The rate for Ireland was 14.3% with the UK at 8.3%, Norway the lowest at 3.2% and Spain the highest at 22.8%.
Eurostat estimates that 23.554 million men and women in the EU27, of whom 16.294 million were in the euro area, were unemployed in October 2011. Compared with September 2011, the number of persons unemployed increased by 130 000 in the EU27 and by 126 000 in the euro area. Compared with October 2010, unemployment rose by 440 000 in the EU27 and by 367 000 in the euro area.
Explore the interactive data below to identify how other countries are performing.
Full Eurostat report available here.