Slovenia posts lowest jobless rate among EU states in SEE in Sept - Eurostat

Greece had the EU's second-highest jobless rate in September - 11.8%, preceded only by Spain with 12.7%, Eurostat said in a statement on Thursday.

The average EU jobless rate in September stood at 6.0%, while for the euro area it was 6.6%, the data showed.

Apart from Greece, Croatia was the other EU member in SEE whose rate of unemployment exceeded the bloc-wide average, standing at 6.3%.

All SEE countries in the 27-member bloc recorded annual declines in their respective unemployment rates in September, with Romania showing the slightest one, of 0.1 percentage point.

Details on the jobless rate of the EU member states in SEE in September 2022 follow (in pct):

source: Eurostat.