Statistics in Focus. Regions. Unemployment in the regions of the European Union 1999. 2000.3

Abstract

In April 1999, the unemployment rate in the NUTS-2 regions of the European Union varied between 2.1% and 28.7%. Breakdowns by gender and age highlight even greater regional differences. The rate of unemployment among women, for example, ranged from 2.0% to 41.4%, while between 3.5% and 65.2% of under-25s were out of work.