The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in each EU region over the past five years as of the fourth quarter of 2019 and the growth rate over the past ten years.  The Western and Northern EU had a slower growth rate over the past five years than they had over the past ten years.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate when the GDP is priced in US dollars in each EU and US state over the past five years as of the fourth quarter of 2019 and the growth rate over the past ten years.  Only EU states saw a contraction both over the past five and ten years.

The chart above shows the annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in each EU state over the past five years as of the fourth quarter of 2019 and the growth rate over the past ten years.  Greece is the only state to experience negative growth over either period.

The chart above shows the per capita annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU and US region as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in US dollars, the change from five years ago, and the per capita GDP ten years prior.  US regions have had a very good past five years.

The chart above shows the per capita annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU region as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in euros, the change from five years ago, and the per capita GDP ten years prior.  Every single region's economy grew both over the past five and past ten years.

The chart above shows the per capita annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU and US state as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in dollars, the change from five years ago, and the GDP ten years prior.  Currency rate fluctuations have not been kind to EU states over the past five years as most US states' per capita GDP zoomed past the per capita GDP of most EU states.

The chart above shows the per capita annualized nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in each EU state as of the fourth quarter of 2019 in euros, the change from five years ago, and the per capita GDP ten years prior.  Luxembourg and Ireland had exceptional growth over the past five years.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US region as of April 2020 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  US regions no longer have the lower unemployment rates as all EU regions have lower rates than US regions.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU region as of April 2020 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The Southern EU is the only region with an unemployment rate lower than the previous month and lower than the previous year.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US state as of April 2020 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  Czechia and Poland are the only states with an unemployment rate below three percent.  No US states have a rate below three percent.