Unemployment in Cyprus reached in June 7.6%, compared to 6.5% in June 2010.
The EU27 unemployment rate was 9.4% in June 2011, unchanged compared with May, recording a slight decrease compared with June 2010 when it was 9.7%.

According to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, Cyprus recorded one of the highest increases, with its unemployment reaching 7.6% in June 2011 compared to 6.5% in June 2010.
Compared with a year ago, the unemployment rate fell in nineteen Member States, increased in seven and remained stable in Luxembourg.

The largest falls were observed in Estonia (18.8% to 13.8% between the first quarters of 2010 and 2011), Latvia (19.9% to 16.2% between the first quarters of 2010 and 2011) and Hungary (11.3% to 9.9%).
The highest increases were registered in Greece (11.0% to 15.0% between the first quarters of 2010 and 2011), Bulgaria (10.1% to 11.4%), Cyprus (6.5% to 7.6%) and Slovenia (7.3% to 8.4%).