"In unemployment, as in many other areas, Germany stands alone at the top of the euro zone. The European Union’s statistical agency, Eurostat, reported this week that the unemployment rate among German adults fell to 5.1 percent in June, the lowest figure since the country was unified in 1991 ... But in most of Europe, unemployment rates are rising, and unemployment rates among the young are hitting highs that would have been unthinkable only a couple of years ago." (Quoted from article)