The euro area1 (EA18) seasonally-adjusted2 unemployment rate3 was 11.4% in December 2014, down from 11.5% in November 20144, and from 11.8% in December 2013. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since August 2012. The EU281 unemployment rate was 9.9% in December 2014, down from 10.0% in November 2014 and from 10.6% in December 2013. This is the first time the rate for the EU28 has fallen below 10.0% since October 2011. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat estimates that 24.056 million men and women in the EU28, of whom 18.129 million were in the ... (full story)