The bar chart illustrates the percentage of employment and unemployment rates among individuals aged 15 to 24 in five different countries in 2005.
Overall, Poland experienced the highest unemployment rates in both age categories, whereas Denmark had the lowest rates of unemployment overall and among young individuals.
In Poland, the unemployment rate for 15 to 24-year-olds exceeded 35%, significantly higher than the overall unemployment rate of 15%. In contrast, only about 5% of the young workforce in Denmark was unemployed, and the overall unemployment rate was just 2.5%.
In Germany, the unemployment rates for young people and the overall rate were relatively close, at just under 15% and exactly 10%, respectively. Meanwhile, Italy and Hungary both had overall unemployment rates of around 7%, but the percentage of unemployed individuals aged 15 to 24 was more pronounced, exceeding 20% in Italy and over 15% in Hungary.
