Malta boasted the lowest jobless rate in the bloc in June, at 2.6 percent, while Poland and the Czech Republic tied for second place, each with 2.7 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.
Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 11.7 percent, and Greek unemployment was the second-highest at 11.1 percent, according to the latest available data.
Eurostat reported on Tuesday that the EU average for June was 5.9 percent, stable compared with May.
Poland's statistics office (GUS), which uses a different methodology, reported last week that the Polish jobless rate dropped to 5 percent in June, from 5.1 percent in May.
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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat