Youth unemployment rate still high

Submitted by director on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:00.

In December 2009, the youth unemployment rate (under-25s) was 21.0% in the euro area and 21.4% in the EU27. In December 2008 it was 17.0% and 16.9% respectively. The lowest rate was observed in the Netherlands (7.6%), and the highest rates in Spain (44.5%) and Latvia (43.8% in the fourth quarter of 2009).

Last updated: February 05, 2010

The European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) is an international not-for-profit association based in Luxembourg. It was established on 17 April 1986 in Madrid.

As of February 2012, our network consists of 25 Members, 7 Affiliated- and 3 Co-operating Organisations working in 28 countries, in more than 7.500 youth information centres, where 13.000 workers provide young people with generalist information under the principles of the European Youth Information Charter.

In 2005, centres in the ERYICA network received 23.000.000 visits. Read more.

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