The unemployment rate across the 28 Member States of the European Union was 9.7% in April 2015, stable compared with March 2015 but down against 10.3% in April 2014, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the statistical body of the European Union.

Unemployment across the 19 Eurozone countries was 11.1% in April 2015, down from 11.2% in March 2015 and down from 11.7% in April 2014.

Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rate in April 2015 was recorded in Germany (4.7%), and the highest were in Greece (25.4% in February 2015) and Spain (22.7%).

Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate in April 2015 fell in 22 Member States and increased in six. The largest decreases were registered in Spain (down from 24.9% to 22.7%), Lithuania (down from 11.1% to 8.9%) and Ireland (down from 11.8% to 9.7%).

Increases were registered in Belgium (up from 8.4% to 8.5%), Romania (up from 6.8% to 6.9%), Austria (up from 5.5% to 5.7%), France (up from 10.1% to 10.5%), Croatia (up from 17.1% to 17.5%), and Finland (up from 8.5% to 9.4%).

In April 2015, the unemployment rate in the United States was 5.4%, down from 5.5% in March 2015 and down from 6.2% in April 2014.