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February 01, 2022EU AND EURO AREA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, DECEMBER 2021 
The Euro Area (19 countries) unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage point to 7.0% in December 2021, down from 8.2% in December 2020.
For the broader European Union (27 countries), the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage point to 6.4% in December 2021. In December 2020, the EU27 unemployment rate was 7.5%.
Among major European economies, the unemployment rate was highest in Spain, Greece and Italy. The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Czechia, Poland and Germany.
Source: Eurostat. Unemployment News Release, Unemployment rates, Unemployment rates by member country
Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle
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