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 |
