Band 6+: The graph below shows the percentage of unemployed people aged between 15 and 24 in five European countries in 2005, compared with the overall percentage of unemployment in those countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compare the unemployment rates a people at the age of 15 to 24 with its overall percentage in five distinct countries.

Overall, the percentages of unemployed people from 15 to 24 years old in all five nations were comparatively higher than those of overall unemployment. In addition, Poland had the highest unemployment rates while the opposite was true for Denmark.

In terms of Poland, Italy and Hungary, on these nations had a significant gap between the proportions of 15 to 24 aged people who were out-of-work and the overall percentages. In Poland, over 35% of young people was not going to work, around 10% higher than overall rate, maintaining the highest position in the chart. Ranking second, the fingers for Italy were moderately lower at about 20% for people from 15 to 24 and 15% for its overall percentage. The same gap between these two data could also be seen in Hungary, with overall employment rate at about 13%, approximately 12% lower then 15 – 24 year old people’s figure.

Turning to these remaining countries, Germany reported under 25% of out of work citizens at the age of 15 to 24, meanwhile its overall unemployment rate was at exactly 20%. Followed by Denmark, this nation recored the lowest percentages of both categories, at 10% of jobless people who were 15 to 24 compared to a slight 5% of overall rate.