Both the adult and youth unemployment rates have increased with the adult rate at 11.6% and the youth unemployment rate at 22.8%.
In September 2012, 5.520 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU27 , of whom 3.493 million were in the euro area . Compared with September 2011, youth unemployment rose by 164 000 in the EU27 and by 275 000 in the euro area . In September 2012, the youth unemployment rate was 22.8% in the EU27 and 23.3% in the euro area , compared with 21.7% and 21.0% respectively in September 2011. In September 2012 the lowest rates were observed in Germany (8.0%), the Netherlands (9.7%) and Austria (9.9%), and the highest in Greece (55.6% in July 2012) and Spain (54.2%).
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