According to the official statistics office of the European Union (EU), the unemployment rate – adjusted for seasonal variations – fell 0.1 percentage points in December, both compared to 11.5% in November total 18 countries then made up the euro zone, or relatively to 11.8% in December 2013.
In the 28 Member States of the EU, on the other hand, the unemployment rate stood at 9.9% December 2014, down from 10% in November and 10.6% in December 2013.
On the set of all Member States, is the first time since October 2011 that the rate is fixed below 10%.
The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in December 2014, Germany (4.8%) and Austria (4.9%), while the highest belonged Greece (25.8% in October 2014) and Spain (23.7%).
In the annual comparison, the biggest drop in unemployment was recorded in Estonia (9.0% to 6 , 6% between November 2013 and November 2014), Bulgaria (12, 8% to 10.8%), Greece (27.8% to 25.8% between October 2013 and October 2014 ), Hungary (9.3% to 7.3% between November 2013 and November 2014) and Poland (10.0% to 8.0%).
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