The euro area
seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.0% in December 2013, remaining
stable since October. It was 11.9% in December 2012. The EU unemployment rate
was 10.7% in December 2013, down from 10.8% in November. It was 10.8% in
December 2012. These figures were published on 31 January by Eurostat, the
statistical office of the European Union.
Eurostat estimates that 26.2 million
men and women in the EU, of whom 19 million were in the euro area, were
unemployed in December 2013. Compared with November 2013, the number of
unemployed persons decreased by 162,000 in the EU and by 129,000 in the euro
area. Compared with the previous year, December 2012, unemployment decreased by
173,000 in the EU28, but increased by 130,000 in the euro area. The lowest
unemployment rates were recorded in Austria (4.9%), Germany (5.1%) and
Luxembourg (6.2%), and the highest in Greece (27.8% in October 2013) and Spain
(25.8%). Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate increased in fourteen
Member States, fell in thirteen and remained stable in Sweden.
Malta was recorded as the
5th Member State with the lowest unemployment rate at 6.7% as at December 2013.
24 April 2026
The Malta Chamber of SMEs, in collaboration with Transport Malta, organised the second educational session...
23 April 2026
Thanks to EU funding, the Malta Chamber of SMEs organised another free specialised training session...
22 April 2026
Earlier this week, Malta Chamber of SMEs President Mr Paul Abela attended a special event...
The Malta Chamber of SMEs represents over 7,000 members from over 90 different sectors which in their majority are either small or medium sized companies, and such issues like the one we're experiencing right now, it's important to be united. Malta Chamber of SMEs offers a number of different services tailored to its members' individual requirements' and necessities. These range from general services offered to all members to more individual & bespoke services catered for specific requirements.
A membership with Malta Chamber of SMEs will guarantee that you are constantly updated and informed with different opportunities which will directly benefit your business and help you grow. It also entails you to a number of services which in their majority are free of charge and offered exclusively to its members (in their majority all free of charge).
