The Netherlands: lowest youth unemployment rate in EU

The Netherlands: lowest youth unemployment rate in EU

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The Dutch youth jobless rate is the lowest in the European Union according to the latest figures by Statistics Netherlands.

In the first quarter of the 2011, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for people under 25 in the Netherlands is 7,4%, well below the European average of approximately 20%.

Lowest youth unemployment
› The Netherlands
› Germany
› Austria
› Malta
› Denmark

Highest youth unemployment
› Spain
› Greece
› Slovakia
› Lithuania
› Ireland

Note that unemployment among 15 to 25 year olds in Southern and Eastern European countries is relatively high.

› More statistics about youth unemployment in the European Union.

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