2. EU unemployment rate Rise in 2008 Sharp increase Young people(15-24) 5 000 000unemployed
3. Youth unemployment raterising faster than total unemployment rate The largest rises inLatvia (11.0% 28.2%) Estonia(7.6% 24.1%) Lithuania ( 9.5% 23.6%) The smallest rises in Germany (10.2% 10.5%)Poland (17.8% 18.2%)
5. Youth unemployment ratehigher than total rate in all Member States The largest differences in Italy(24.9% and 7.4%) Spain (33.6% and 16.5%) Sweden(24.2% and 7.7%) The smallest differences in Germany(10.5% and 7.4%) the Netherlands (6.0% and 2.9%) Denmark(8.9% and 4.7%)
6. Total and youth unemployment rates (%), Q1 2009seasonally adjusted
7. Young men affected more by rising unemployment than young women Rates were equal: 14.6% for young men compared with 14.7% for young women in 2009: 19.1% for young men compared with 17.4% for young women