The unemployment rate in Cyprus in April 2015 stood at 15.6%, down from 16.0% recorded in March 2015 and 16.1% in April 2014, according to Eurostat.
The euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 11.1% in April 2015, down from 11.2% in March 2015, and down from 11.7% in April 2014.
The EU28 unemployment rate was 9.7% in April 2015, stable compared with March 2015 and down from 10.3% in April 2014.
Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rate in April 2015 was recorded in Germany (4.7%), and the highest in Greece (25.4% in February 2015) and Spain (22.7%). Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate in April 2015 fell in twenty-two Member States and increased in six.
Source: Famagusta Gazette
