Youth unemployment is rising steadily in the EU as the economic crisis in Europe deepens.
The latest data reveals an EU-wide youth unemployment rate of 22.8 percent, up from 21.7 percent a year ago as those under 25 continue to lose their jobs to the economic slowdown.
Meanwhile, the politics of the crisis are becoming more intense, and thousands have taken to the streets in countries like Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, and even France in recent months to voice their anger with government austerity measures that have exacerbated the unemployment issue.
As of yet, however, the countries with the highest youth unemployment rates – Spain and Greece – are doing little to put the brakes on austerity.
Germany
Youth unemployment:
8.0%
Overall unemployment:
5.4%
Germany has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the EU, and it's come down steadily in recent months along with the overall unemployment rate.
Source: Eurostat
Netherlands
Youth unemployment:
9.7%
Overall unemployment:
5.4%
In the Netherlands, the youth unemployment rate has been rising steadily in recent months. Last September, youth unemployment stood at 8.0 percent, and as recently as July, the rate was only 9.2 percent.
Source: Eurostat
Austria
Youth unemployment:
9.9%
Overall unemployment:
4.4%
Austria's youth unemployment has risen substantially in the last year as well, up from 7.5 percent in September 2011. In August, the youth unemployment rate jumped from 9.3 percent to 9.9 percent, where it stayed in September.
Source: Eurostat
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