





Romania youth unemployment rate is among EU highest
In the European Union, the unemployment rate stood at 7% in October, while it rose to 7.2% in the euro zone. In October the lowest unemployment rate was registered in Denmark (2.9%) and Holland (3.1%) and the highest in Slovakia (11.2%) and Poland (8.8%).
According to Eurostat, unemployment rates fell in 23 member states during October 2006- October 2007.
In the EU, 14.7% of youngsters under 25 years old did not have a work place in October as compared to 16.6% in the similar time last year.