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In February 2014, Euro Area unemployment rate stood at 11.9%, slightly decreased since February 2013.

Since January 2014, the number of unemployed persons decreased in both the EU28 and the Euro Area but only moderately.

In February 2014, EU28 unemployment rate stood at 10.6% or a marginal decrease since February 2013.

Estimates point out that in February 2014 an unacceptable figure of 25.920 million men and women unemployed in the EU28 of whom 18.965 million were in the Euro Area.

Hardest hit countries in February 2014 were Greece (27.5%), Spain (25.6%), Croatia (17.6%), Cyprus (16.7%), Portugal (15.3%), Slovakia (13.9%), and Bulgaria (13.1%).

Youth unemployment in February 2014 stood at 22.9% in the EU28 and at 23.5% in the Euro Area.

Hardest hit countries were Greece (58.3%), Spain (53.6%), Croatia (48.8%), Cyprus (40.5%), and Portugal (35%). 

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