| Official data show that unemployment for the 17 countries that use the euro remained at its record high of 11.4 percent in August. |
| Here is a breakdown of unemployment across Europe and the eurozone. |
| Unemployment rates across Europe and the eurozone(percent seasonally adjusted) |
| Country/Region August 2011 July 2012 August 2012 |
| European Union (27 countries) 9.7 10.5 10.5 |
| Eurozone (17 countries) 10.2 11.4 11.4 |
| Austria 3.8 4.6 4.5 |
| Belgium 7.3 7.5 7.4 |
| Cyprus 8.0 11.7 11.7 |
| Estonia 13.2 n/a n/a |
| Finland 7.7 7.6 7.9 |
| France 9.6 10.6 n/a |
| Germany 5.8 5.5 5.5 |
| Greece 17.2 n/a n/a |
| Ireland 14.7 14.9 15.0 |
| Italy 8.8 10.7 10.7 |
| Luxembourg 5.1 5.2 5.2 |
| Malta 6.2 6.5 6.5 |
| Netherlands 4.4 5.3 5.3 |
| Portugal 12.7 15.7 15.9 |
| Slovakia 13.5 14.2 14.2 |
| Slovenia 8.0 8.4 8.4 |
| Spain 22.0 25.0 25.1 |
| Non-Eurozone Countries |
| Bulgaria 11.1 12.5 12.5 |
| Czech Republic 6.6 6.8 6.7 |
| Denmark 7.5 8.0 8.0 |
| Hungary 11.0 10.7 n/a |
| Latvia 17.0 n/a n/a |
| Lithuania 15.0 13.0 12.9 |
| Poland 9.7 10.0 10.1 |
| Romania 7.5 7.0 7.1 |
| Sweden 7.3 7.5 7.8 |
| United Kingdom 8.0 n/a n/a |
| United States 9.1 8.3 8.1 |
| Source: Eurostat |