Unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region (2004 and 2014)

The maps show the unemployment rate of people in the age group 15 and over for the NUTS 2 regions, comparing 2004 with 2014. The unemployment rate is the proportion of the labour force that is, during the reference period, without work, available for work and either actively seeking work or having already found a job to start within the next three months.
The regions have been divided into four categories based on their level of unemployment. Out of the ten regions with the highest unemployment level six are in Spain and the other four are French, while within the lowest category there are nine German regions and one in the Czech Republic.