European Parliament 12 July 2012, Written question E-007002/12 Nuno Teixeira (PPE) to the Commission. Standardisation of the criteria used to establish unemployment levels

Question for written answer E-007002/12 to the Commission Nuno Teixeira (PPE) (12 July 2012) Subject: Standardisation of the criteria used to establish unemployment levels According to Eurostat, in April 2012 the unemployment rate was 11% in the eurozone and 10.3% in the 27 Member States. These levels are clearly exceeded by youth unemployment, given as 36.6%.