| 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 |