The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US state as of February 2019 (unless otherwise noted - see caveats below), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The Czech Republic is the only state with an unemployment rate below two percent, it is also the only EU state with an unemployment rate below three percent.  Twelve US states have a rate below three percent.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU state as of February 2019 (unless otherwise noted) and the change from the previous month.  The Czech Republic continues to be the only state with an unemployment rate below three percent.  However, Slovenia had the greatest improvement in its rate from the previous month.

The chart above shows the number of subway stations per mile of track in each region.  Clearly, the EU believes in placing subway stations closer to each other than the US does.

The chart above shows the number of subway stations per kilometer of track in each region.  The Southern and Western EU both have just over one station for every kilometer of track.

The chart above shows the number of subway stations per mile of track in each state.  Only four states - all from the EU - have more than two stations for every mile of track.  Conversely, all of the six states that have less than one station per mile of track are from the US.

The chart above shows the number of subway stations per kilometer of track in each state.  Half the subway systems in the EU have more than one station for every kilometer.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US region as of January 2019 (unless otherwise noted), the change from the previous month, and the previous year.  Although US regions have some of the lowest unemployment rates, most US regions saw a monthly increase in their unemployment rate while most EU regions saw a monthly improvement.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU region as of January 2019 (unless otherwise noted) and the change from the previous month.  The Eastern EU continues to hold the lowest unemployment rate, however it is the only region where the rate grew over the previous month.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US state as of January 2019 (unless otherwise noted), the change from the previous month, and the rate one year prior.  The Eu has both the highest and the lowest unemployment rates.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU state as of January 2019 (unless otherwise noted) and the change from the previous month.  The Czech Republic continues to be the only state with an unemployment rate below three percent.  However, Cyprus had the greatest improvement in its rate from December.