Table 1 Unemployment rates in selected EU countries, 2007–08 and 2012–13
From: Eurocity London: a qualitative comparison of graduate migration from Germany, Italy and Latvia
Total unemployment (%) | Youth unemployment (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2007–08 | 2012–13 | 2007–08 | 2012–13 | |
Core countries | ||||
UK | 5.4 | 7.5 | 14.6 | 20.5 |
Germany | 8.1 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 7.8 |
Netherlands | 3.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
Sweden | 6.1 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 23.1 |
Southern periphery | ||||
Portugal | 8.7 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 37.0 |
Spain | 9.8 | 25.4 | 21.9 | 53.7 |
Italy | 6.4 | 11.7 | 20.8 | 38.0 |
Greece | 8.0 | 25.8 | 22.5 | 56.8 |
Cyprus | 3.8 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 34.3 |
Western periphery | ||||
Ireland | 5.5 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 27.5 |
Eastern periphery | ||||
Estonia | 5.0 | 10.2a | 11.0 | 20.9a |
Latvia | 7.2 | 14.9a | 11.9 | 28.4a |
Lithuania | 4.5 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 24.1 |
Poland | 8.3 | 10.1 | 19.5 | 27.0 |
Slovakia | 10.4 | 13.9 | 19.6 | 33.3 |