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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 08:18
Latvian unemployment was above EU average in June - Eurostat
Print versionThe countries reporting higher unemployment than Latvia in
June 2018 included Spain (15.2%), Italy (10.9%), Croatia and France (9.2% in
each), Cyprus (8.2%) and Finland (7.6%).
The lowest unemployment rate, meanwhile, was recorded in the
Czech Republic (2.4%), followed by Germany (3.4%) and Poland (3.7%).
In Lithuania, the jobless rate was 6.8% in June.
Across the EU, the seasonally adjusted average unemployment
rate remained unchanged from May, at 6.9%. It was also the lowest unemployment
rate shown by the bloc since May 2008. In June 2017, the EU's unemployment rate
was 7.6%.
Meanwhile, eurozone unemployment was at 8.3% in June, same
as in May and the lowest level since December 2008.
Unemployment data for June 2018 were unavailable on Estonia,
Greece, the UK and Hungary.
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