The chart above shows the ratio of the region's proportion of unemployed people in the EU and US to the region's proportion of total people in the EU and US.  The Southern EU's unemployed population as a share of the total unemployed population in the EU and the US is twice as large as its total population's share of the total population in the EU and the US.

The chart above shows the ratio of the region's proportion of unemployed people in the EU to the region's proportion of total people in the EU.  The Southern EU makes up a disproportionate amount of the Union's unemployed.

The chart above shows the ratio of the region's proportion of unemployed people in the US to the region's proportion of total people in the US.  Ratios are relatively even across all US regions.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US region as of December 2018.  The Southern EU has nearly double the unemployment rate of the next region.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU region as of December 2018.  The Southern EU really stands out with its extraordinary rate.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each US region as of December 2018.  The South has the lowest unemployment rate.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU and US state as of December 2018 (unless otherwise noted).  Although the EU has the state with the lowest unemployment rate, it also has the states with the highest.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each US state as of December 2018.  Iowa is the only state with a rate below 2.5 percent.

The chart above shows the unemployment rate in each EU state as of December 2018 (unless otherwise noted).  The Czech Republic is the only state with a rate below three percent.