Median net income in PPS (purchasing power
standard), 2007

Country	Income
United Kingdom	18,943
Netherlands	17,718
Germany	17,338
Sweden	15,968
Belgium	16,726
France	15,604
Finland	15,534
Italy	14,580
Spain	13,011

Unemployment rate (people aged 15 to 74)

Country/Region	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Belgium	7.5	7	7.9	8.3	7.2
EU-27	7.2	7.1	9	9.7	9.7
Germany	8.7	7.5	7.8	7.1	5.9
France	8.4	7.8	9.5	9.7	9.6
UK	5.3	5.6	7.6	7.8	8
Sweden	6.1	6.2	8.3	8.4	7.5
Spain	8.3	11.3	18	20.1	21.7
Italy	6.1	6.7	7.8	8.4	8.4
Netherlands	3.6	3.1	3.7	4.5	4.4
Finland	6.9	6.4	8.2	8.4	7.8

Unemployment rate (age 25-64) among highly qualified individuals

Country/Region	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Belgium	3.3	3.2	3.8	4	3.4
EU-27	3.6	3.5	4.5	4.9	5
Germany	3.8	3.3	3.4	3.1	2.4
France	4.9	4	5	4.9	4.9
UK	2.1	2.3	3.2	3.4	3.7
Sweden	3.4	3.2	4.3	4.3	3.9
Spain	4.8	5.8	9	10.5	11.7
Italy	4.2	4.3	5.1	5.6	5.2
Netherlands	1.8	1.6	2	2.7	2.8
Finland	3.6	3.3	4	4.4	4

Source: Eurostat