This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by The average unemployment rate in the European Union (EU) was 7.1% in April 2018, which is 7 tenths less than in the same month of the previous year, according to the latest comparative figures provided by Eurostat. In the eurozone (19 countries), the average unemployment rate was somewhat higher The Czech Republic has the lowest unemployment rate in the EU, at 2.9% in June. It’s better than Germany, which has the second lowest, with 3.8%, and much lower than the EU average, of 7.7%. Countries with the lowest unemployment rates in the EU. The Czech Republic manages that thanks to cheap labor.