In September 2009, the youth unemployment rate (under-25s) was 20.1% in the euro area and 20.2% in the EU27. To compare with the data of previous month, August 2009, it has increased by 0.4%. One year ago, in September 2008, it was 15.7% and 15.8% respectively. The lowest youth unemployment rate was observed in the Netherlands (6.8%), and the highest rates in Spain (41.7%) and Latvia (33.6% in the third quarter of 2009).

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