2006

2010

2012

2014

% of labor force

% of labor force

% of labor force

% of labor force

Euro area

8.35

10.10

11.37

11.53

European Union

8.22

9.61

10.49

10.21

Austria

4.70

4.40

4.30

5.00

Belgium

8.20

8.30

7.50

8.50

Bulgaria

8.90

10.20

12.30

11.60

Croatia

11.10

11.80

15.80

16.70

Cyprus

4.50

6.30

11.80

15.60

Czech Republic

7.10

7.30

7.00

6.20

Denmark

3.90

7.50

7.50

6.60

Estonia

5.90

16.90

10.10

7.70

Finland

7.60

8.40

7.60

8.60

France

8.80

9.30

9.90

9.90

Germany

10.30

7.10

5.40

5.00

Greece

8.90

12.50

24.20

26.30

Hungary

7.50

11.20

10.90

7.80

Ireland

4.40

13.90

14.70

11.60

Italy

6.80

8.40

10.70

12.50

Latvia

6.80

18.70

14.90

10.00

Lithuania

5.60

17.80

13.20

11.30

Malta

6.90

6.90

6.40

5.90

Netherlands

3.90

4.50

5.30

6.90

Poland

13.80

9.60

10.10

9.20

Portugal

7.70

10.80

15.60

14.20

Romania

7.30

7.30

7.00

7.00

Slovak Republic

13.30

14.40

13.90

13.30

Slovenia

6.00

7.20

8.80

9.50

Spain

8.60

20.20

25.20

24.70

Sweden

7.10

8.60

8.00

8.00

UK

5.50

7.80

7.90

6.30