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7 EU countries report even higher joblessness than in Latvia
BC, Riga, 03.07.2017.
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Print versionWith 8.3% of the population out of work, Latvia reported the eighth highest unemployment in the European Union (EUR) in May 2017, Eurostat informed today, cites LETA.
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The seven countries reporting even higher joblessness than in Latvia in May
included Spain (17.7%), Italy (11.3%), Cyprus (11%), Croatia (10.7%), Portugal
(9.8%), France (9.6%) and Finland (8.8%).
The lowest unemployment rates, meanwhile, were recorded in the Czech
Republic (3%), Germany (3.9%) and Malta (4.1%).
In Lithuania, unemployment was 7.3% in May.
The EU’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from
April at 7.8% in May, the lowest point since December 2008. In May 2016, the
EU’s unemployment rate was 8.7%.
In the eurozone, the unemployment rate averaged at EUR 9.3% – unchanged
from April and the lowest since March 2009. In May 2016, the unemployment rate
in the eurozone was 10.2%.
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