The unemployment rate in Cyprus in April 2015 stood at 15.6%, down from 16.0% recorded in March 2015 and 16.1% in April 2014. The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.1% in April 2015, down from 11.2% in March 2015, and down from 11.7% in April 2014.
The EU28 unemployment rate was 9.7% in April 2015, stable compared with March 2015 and down from 10.3% in April 2014. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rate in April 2015 was recorded in Germany (4.7%), and the highest in Greece (25.4% in February 2015) and Spain (22.7%). Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate in April 2015 fell in twenty-two Member States and increased in six. The largest decreases were registered in Spain (24.9% to 22.7%), Lithuania (11.1% to 8.9%) and Ireland (11.8% to 9.7%). The increases were registered in Belgium (8.4% to 8.5%), Romania (6.8% to 6.9%), Austria (5.5% to 5.7%), France (10.1% to 10.5%), Croatia (17.1% to 17.5%) and Finland (8.5% to 9.4%).