Unemployment in both the EU and the eurozone remains at 5.8 and 6.2 percent, respectively, for the fourth consecutive month, according to new aggregated March figures from Eurostat.
The highest unemployment rate is still recorded in Spain at 10.9 percent, followed by Finland at 9.1 and Greece at 9.0, according to the calculation used by Eurostat.
Unemployment has been highest in several Mediterranean countries for many years, which have, however, faced competition from the Nordic countries in recent years. In addition to Finland in second place, Sweden has the fourth highest unemployment rate (8.8 percent), with Estonia as fifth (8.7) and Denmark as seventh (7.1).
The lowest unemployment rate in the EU in March was recorded in the Czech Republic at 2.6, followed by Poland at 2.7.
Corrected: In an earlier version, the wrong country was stated as having the highest unemployment rate.
