The EU28 unemployment rate was 7.1%. Poland remains at the forefront of the EU countries with the lowest unemployment.

The EU28 unemployment rate was 7.1% in April 2018, stable compared to the previous month. While among eurozone countries unemployment rate was higher and amounted 8.5%.

Poland was among 5 countries with the lowest unemployment rate of 3,8% i.e. 0.1 percentage point less compared to March 2018. In turn, compared to April 2017, it decreased by 1.4 percentage points (from 5,2%).

Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in the Czech Republic (2.2%), Malta (3.0%) and Germany (3.4%). The highest unemployment rates were observed in Greece (20.8% - data for February) and Spain (15.9%).